Last update:

AI can teach math teachers how to improve student skills

When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students' math performance improved.

Social robots leave students wanting, education researchers find

Social robots, artificial intelligence (AI) systems designed to interact with humans, are marketed as capable of fulfilling certain human roles. Elementary and middle school students who interacted with one of these robots ...

More news

Social Sciences
High school students' academic development linked to achievement emotions over time
Social Sciences
Despite pressures facing young families, parents take precious moments to play with their babies
Economics & Business
Remote collaborations deliver fewer scientific breakthroughs, co-led research finds
Education
Attending early education during pandemic provides sustained benefits for youngsters' development
Social Sciences
Cross-cultural mentoring to enhance education for Samoan infants and toddlers in Aotearoa
Education
Study examines the perceptions of pre-service teachers on peer reaction video feedback
Education
Dutch youth found to have little knowledge about democracy
Economics & Business
Study shows schools are providing 'fourth emergency service' by feeding families in desperate need
Social Sciences
Hallelujah, it's school concert season: Music researcher explains why these performances are so important
Social Sciences
Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
Education
Girls less likely to be diagnosed with special educational needs—new research
Social Sciences
What are bush kinders? And what makes a good one?
Social Sciences
New study analyzes how people choose friendships at school
Economics & Business
PhD graduates with disabilities are underpaid and underrepresented in US academia: Study
Education
New research shows extra practice in blending letter sounds helps struggling readers
Education
Facilitating learning chemistry with conceptual modeling
Economics & Business
How minimum wage rises will affect the early years education and childcare sector
Economics & Business
Q&A: Study finds wide gap in SAT/ACT test scores between wealthy, lower-income kids
Social Sciences
A different kind of peer pressure identified between mentors and students
Social Sciences
Waking a sleeping language: A plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori

Other news

Optics & Photonics
A new (micro) lens on optics: Researchers develop hybrid achromats with high focusing efficiencies
Earth Sciences
When is an aurora not an aurora? Phenomena called 'Steve' and 'picket fence' are masquerading as auroras
Other
Saturday Citations: Extragalactic stars in the Milky Way, more biolinguistic evidence and couples coping with COVID
Earth Sciences
Six-million-year-old groundwater pool discovered deep under Sicilian mountains
Polymers
Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past
Soft Matter
Researchers quantify the onset of turbulence in a pipe bent back on itself
Plants & Animals
Study of Philippine sea cucumber shows it may have biomedical applications
Earth Sciences
Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years of observation show
Evolution
Genetic mutations that promote reproduction tend to shorten human lifespan, study shows
Superconductivity
A superconducting junction made from a single 2D material promises to harness strange new physics
Paleontology & Fossils
'Appetite for drumsticks': First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
Optics & Photonics
Conjoined 'racetracks' make new optical device possible
Earth Sciences
Climate change will increase wildfire risk and lengthen fire seasons, study confirms
Bio & Medicine
Researchers discover new lipid nanoparticle that shows muscle-specific mRNA delivery, reduces off-target effects.
Biochemistry
Catalyst makes drugs inside the body to minimize side effects
Evolution
New insights into Zebra mussel attachment fibers offer potential solutions to combat invasive species
Plants & Animals
Parrots and songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, study shows
Optics & Photonics
A micro-ring resonator with big potential: Hybrid device significantly improves laser technology
Earth Sciences
Research finds marine bacteria, atmospheric rivers can contribute to formation of ice clouds
Ecology
Research pieces ancient ecosystems together to reveal new details about the end-Triassic mass extinction