News tagged with school classrooms
High school math teachers may not make the grade when it comes to gender bias
Do some high school teachers think math is harder for girls than boys? The authors of a new study say yes.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Indian district plans to adopt 50,000 I-slate tablets
The U.S.- and Singapore-based creators of the I-slate educational tablet and local government officials in India's Mahabubnagar District plan to adopt 50,000 of the low-cost electronic educational slates into ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Could the Internet spell the end of snow days?
(AP) -- Could the Internet mean the end of snow days? Some schools think so, and they are experimenting with ways for students to do lessons online during bad weather, potentially allowing classes to go on ...
May 18, 2011 |
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'Osy' debuts as an educational mobile app
Having successfully navigated her way through select high school classrooms in North Georgia for more than two years while capturing the attention of hundreds of students, “Osy Osmosis” has now entered the competitive ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 02, 2011 |
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Gaining respect through the teaching of human rights
Teaching school children about their rights can reduce exclusions and bullying, raise attainment and improve respect between staff and pupils, according to new research carried out by education researchers at the universities ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Research confirms that hand-clapping songs improve motor and cognitive skills
A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) conducted the first study of hand-clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the development of important skills in children and young adults, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2010 |
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School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air
The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists in Australia and Germany ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Microsoft, Google in battle to win over students
As they plunged into a project on ancient Egypt this fall, Jay Martino's Cupertino (Calif.) Middle School students probably didn't realize they were on the front lines of a high stakes battle between Google and Microsoft.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Charter schools, studied
(PhysOrg.com) -- Set in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, an area not known for its excellent schools, the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School nonetheless has an enviable academic record: Last spring, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Technology helps teach kids with autism
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a child, Gillian Hayes fainted a lot. Doctors asked her to write down how she felt and what she was doing each time she became woozy.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Education expert urges schools to help their students feel more involved
New research from a University at Buffalo expert on classroom education has identified six factors that affect whether elementary, middle and high school students will engage in the activities of their schools or feel alienated.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Switching schools affects student achievement, study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture a kindergarten classroom of 20 students. By the time that class finishes fourth grade, only six students—30 percent—will have been continuously enrolled in the same school.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores
As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school — as ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 26, 2009 |
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Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Teaching intangibles with technology
Teach students some facts, and they learn for one exam at a time. Teach students to think and they learn how to learn for the rest of their lives. Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to ...
Jan 05, 2009 |
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