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Brain control? Shining light on pupil constriction

(PhysOrg.com) -- You’ve seen it on television: A doctor shines a bright light into an unconscious patient’s eye to check for brain death. If the pupil constricts, the brain is OK, because in mammals, ...

Biology / Other

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

British eight-year-olds publish study in top science journal

A group of British children aged between eight and 10 had their school project on bees published by the prestigious Royal Society in a world scientific first, the society said Wednesday.

Biology / Other

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankings

A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and "coolness" lost her battle in court Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

BlackBerry may soon capture your eye and identity

Bringing back a bit of the sexiness of gadgets more suited to Ethan Hunt, James Bond or Captain Kirk, Research in Motion is making your BlackBerry an "eye-device," with information from your iris stored inside.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Children can learn arithmetic faster and better

During the first two years of primary education children can learn to do arithmetic faster and better with the help of a more systematically structured educational programme. For older children, teaching arithmetic with the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research shows how computers can help combat bullying in schools

University of Kent research has demonstrated how computer mediation could help combat bullying in schools. 

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experiences of migrant children: At home abroad

Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Charter schools spend more on administration than traditional public schools

While charter school advocates criticize public school bureaucracies as bloated and wasteful, it turns out that charters spend more on administration and less on instruction than traditional public schools, according to a ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 7

School pupils learn about practical philosophy

Children could learn valuable lessons in responsible citizenship, such as making moral judgements and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at the University of Strathclyde.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Foreign children take at least six years to learn the language used in school

There are now more and more foreign children in the classroom, and many of them speak a different language to that of their sociolinguistic environment. A study by the University of Gerona has assessed the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Careers advice 'crucial' in encouraging greater science take-up

(PhysOrg.com) -- More pupils do physics and chemistry after the age of 16 in schools which provide a more comprehensive range of careers supervision and advice, according to new research by academics at the University of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Special needs students and teachers are victims of 'muddled' approach to schooling -- study

Pupils with special needs and teachers in mainstream schools in the UK are often the victims of a "one size fits all" approach to schooling and education, a leading academic has claimed.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Extramural exposure leads to more varied use of English by 16-year-olds

Pupils who devote much of their spare time to activities involving exposure to English, such as computer games and films, are thought to vary their use of language more in their written work than pupils with less extramural ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brighter pupils raise the bar for classmates

Primary-school pupils in England typically do better in key stage 2 English and maths tests when they are taught with more able children. But children who are close to the average of their classmates (at key ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physical education teaching staff play key role in making you like sport

What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0