News tagged with student experience
Real science in virtual school labs
Up-to-date marine data enables students to carry out scientifically valid virtual experiments. The method yields insights on how scientific knowledge is created and developed, according to research from the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2012 |
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Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships, researcher finds
Summer internships are beginning, and career-related research from Kansas State University is helping determine what can make those internships more meaningful for students.
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May 08, 2012 |
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Students' experiments to play out in space
Science experiments devised by teenage students, one from Egypt and two from the United States, will be conducted in space as part of a move by YouTube and Lenovo to inspire young minds.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2012 |
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The stress of undress: Public change rooms can cause body anxieties for women
Sweating in the gym, surrounded by others, pounding to the beat in group exercise class has become the norm for many women. But when it comes to the experience of changing in the locker room, the acts of disrobing, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Plugged into learning: Computers help students advance
Technology has grown by leaps and bounds, yet are computers helping students progress in their learning? Absolutely, says a 40-year retrospective on the impact of technology in classrooms.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Knowledge mining resource accelerates science, technology education, research
Interdisciplinary collaborations bring vitality and success to the nation's research enterprise. Such interactions among disciplines also provide robust, real-life experiences for university students.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Teacher influence persists in early grades
Having consistently good teachers in elementary school appears to be as important for student achievement as small class sizes, according to new research by a Michigan State University education scholar.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Mystery of Ohio's Fort Recovery solved by students
Obscured for more than two centuries lost under several feet of dirt and clay, the original site of historically important Fort Recovery was recently discovered following months of sleuthing by a team from ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 21, 2011 |
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New resource developed to encourage undergraduate research experiences
College educators around the nation who are discovering the unique value of research experiences for undergraduate students now have a new tool available to them – a "program in a box" detailing exactly ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?
Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But people usually predic ...
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May 09, 2011 |
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Introducing experience to the classroom to change perceptions
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s not unusual for students to send Joanna Clair photos of washroom signs.
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May 04, 2011 |
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Nursing students map their way to understanding HIV
In the Faculty of Nursing, students are taught the importance of connecting with the community, and nursing professor Vera Caine has come up with a way for students to not only learn about working in the community, but also ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Game on! Instructional design researcher works to make learning fun
It's a frustrating problem for many of today's parents: Little Jacob or Isabella is utterly indifferent to schoolwork during the day but then happily spends all evening engrossed in the latest video game.
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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Binge drinking doesn't affect next-day student test-taking
In a first-of-its kind controlled experiment, researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Brown University have found that surprisingly, binge drinking the night before a test does not impact ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Teams selected for 'Fly Your Thesis!' 2010 microgravity programme
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the debut of ESA’s ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ programme in 2009, four teams of university students have been selected to conduct their microgravity experiments during a second series of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2010 |
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