Older Australians become better engaged with the digital world when learning social media skills and drawing on their own interests than when learning just the fundamentals of going online.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2018
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The irresponsible (if not predatory) lending and the selling of "junk" financial products highlighted by the Financial Services Royal Commission should raise concerns for regulators, educators and parents interested in financial ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are giving Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology $30 million to help improve the literacy skills of elementary school students across ...
Business
Mar 7, 2018
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A UK-wide study of children's reading habits has found that Scottish secondary school pupils, like their peers in other countries, are not reading challenging enough books.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2018
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The recently released NAPLAN 2017 results and findings from the latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) have got Australia talking again about how our children are faring when it comes to literacy.
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2018
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Not every kind of science scepticism is the same. For example, scepticism about climate change is linked to political ideology, whereas scepticism about vaccinations consistently correlates with religious beliefs. In contrast, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 4, 2017
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The more you know about the news media and how it works, the less likely you are to believe conspiracy theories – even ones you might find politically tempting.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2017
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When asked about major threats to their country, Europeans are more likely than Americans to cite global climate change, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Just 56 percent of Americans see climate change as ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2017
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Everyone needs a good teacher—including teachers. Providing support for teacher education shifts how participants chat in digital classrooms.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2017
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Eighty-eight percent of American adults viewed the August total solar eclipse directly or electronically. This audience of 215 million adults is nearly twice the size of the viewership of recent Super Bowl football games.
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2017
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