Epidemic of student cheating can be cured with changes in classroom goals
Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students - all they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions suggested by research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 09, 2009 |
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Overconfidence Among Teenage Students Can Stunt Crucial Reading Skills
(PhysOrg.com) -- Too much confidence among teenage students can be harmful. In a study that reinforces the danger of indiscriminately bolstering a child's self esteem -- whether the child earns that distinction or not -- ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Screening for childhood depressive symptoms could start in second grade
New research indicates that screening children for symptoms of depression, the most common mental health disorder in the United States, can begin a lot earlier than previously thought, as early as the second grade.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Simulating medical situations helps students learn, retain basic science concepts
Simulating medical scenarios helps medical students learn and retain vital information, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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The most effective teachers are in a class of their own
These are the latest findings of research funded in primary and secondary schools by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into what makes good teachers even better.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 08, 2009 |
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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.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Innovative method to teach tots about personal cleanliness
Swine flu reminded us how important washing our hands can be. Studies show that simple handwashing can decrease communicable gastrointestinal diseases by 50% and communicable respiratory diseases by 20%.
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Study: Teachers choose schools according to student race
A study forthcoming in the Journal of Labor Economics suggests that high-quality teachers tend to leave schools that experience inflows of black students. According to the study's author, C. Kirabo Jackson (Cornell Univer ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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Online educational empowerment
Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 22, 2009 |
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3M's science project: Scientists can't simply be hired, they must be created
After donning a navy lab coat, Huava Xiong moves through a 3M Co. lab like an old pro as he cuts strips of pressure-sensitive adhesives for testing.
May 15, 2009 |
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Bad jobs: Why they make some women bad moms
(PhysOrg.com) -- The kind of job a woman has may be just as important as whether she works or not when it comes to the well-being of her child.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn
Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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UH initiative will use 'Harry Potter' to conjure love for science
Hoping that science will cast a spell on local middle and high school students, a University of Houston team is starting a program that will harness the magical draw of the Harry Potter series to make technical subjects resonate ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan education officials are considering new standards for licensing teachers focusing more on effectiveness rather than years of educational and work experience. Are teachers ready?
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Teacher-designed performance pay programs offer smaller incentives to more teachers
Performance pay programs designed by teachers, for teachers, tend to offer small incentives to a large number of teachers, new research indicates.
Apr 06, 2009 |
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