A project led by a College of Education faculty member is shedding light on the unique traits of national education systems that contribute to achievement gaps.
Education
Nov 18, 2020
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Weak students in high-performing math classes, especially boys, feel more shame compared to students in low-performing math classes. Stronger students, in turn, feel more bored and enjoy mathematics less in high-performing ...
Mathematics
Nov 17, 2020
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Plastic has become ubiquitous in modern life and its accumulation as waste in the environment is sounding warning bells for the health of humans and wildlife. In a recent study, Utah State University scientist Janice Brahney ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2020
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Math: it's the subject some kids love to hate, yet despite its lack of popularity, mathematics is critical for a STEM-capable workforce and vital for Australia's current and future productivity.
Education
Oct 26, 2020
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Parental influence has a far greater impact on a child's attainment in mathematics than any factor related to school environment, a new study published today from the University of Sussex reveals.
Education
Oct 7, 2020
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Some people stereotype Asian students as the "model minority" in math achievement: they generalize attributes of a so-called "minority" (racialized) community in a way that just perpetuates racism disguised as a compliment.
Education
Jul 28, 2020
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A team of researchers at Lyell Centre in Edinburgh, has developed a way to use math formulas to help predict when an earthquake is likely to happen. In their paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, ...
Scientists have developed new image processing techniques for microscopes that can reduce post-processing time up to several thousand-fold. The researchers are from the National Institutes of Health with collaborators at ...
Biotechnology
Jun 29, 2020
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Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have developed MathDeck, an online search interface that allows anyone to easily create, edit and lookup sophisticated math formulas on the computer.
Mathematics
Jun 24, 2020
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Children of parents with a degree are almost a year of schooling ahead in maths by the age 11 than peers whose parents have just GCSEs, a new study by the University of Sussex has discovered.
Education
May 20, 2020
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