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Automated speech recognition system shows promise for making language testing more accessible and scalable
In today's increasingly interconnected world, language learning has become essential for education, business, and cultural exchange. However, accurately measuring proficiency in language learners is a complex matter. One ...
Education
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Students perform equally well in-person or online, study finds
For academic performance, it doesn't matter whether students attend a lecture in person, stream it, or watch it later. The key is that they can choose for themselves and actively participate. This is shown by research from ...
Education
Apr 10, 2025
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Academic medicine is in urgent need of a revolution, say experts
Academic medicine is in urgent need of a revolution, say experts in the first report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine, as they set out principles for transforming academic medicine and improving population ...
Education
Apr 10, 2025
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Girls' education projects succeed when whole communities 'live the change' and carry it forward
Education projects supporting marginalized girls in lower-income countries are more likely to achieve lasting transformations when they mobilize young women and their communities as "agents of change," a new report indicates.
Education
Apr 10, 2025
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Double parking, U-turns and more: Study finds risky driving runs rampant at elementary school drop-offs
Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2025
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Why we need to teach digital literacy in schools
In the modern world, screens are everywhere, from our classrooms and workplaces to our homes and pockets. For children and teenagers, they can be a window to learning, enjoyment and connection with the world. Too much screen ...
Education
Apr 9, 2025
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Survey reveals varied curriculum use and time constraints among public school pre-k teachers
According to a new RAND survey, over 80% of public school-based pre-kindergarten (pre-K) teachers use multiple curriculum materials. Some combine materials that focus on a particular domain—such as literacy or numeracy—while ...
Education
Apr 9, 2025
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Shark AI uses fossil shark teeth to get middle school kids interested in paleontology and computer vision
Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks—especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use artificial intelligence.
Education
Apr 9, 2025
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Early childhood education workers face burnout, health disparities—but a wellness campaign could help
A lot of research has been done on the outcomes of young children who receive care in early education programs across the country. High-quality early childhood education programs positively shape young children's development. ...
Education
Apr 9, 2025
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State-funded preschool may lead to better academic outcomes
Several states, including Georgia, offer state-funded pre-kindergarten programs to students regardless of their family's income. New research in Economic Inquiry investigates whether such programs offer long-lasting academic ...
Education
Apr 9, 2025
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Early education linked to reduced risky behavior in teens
Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors among teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the rollout of the program, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2025
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What autistic people think should be prioritized in education for autistic learners
The education of autistic children and young people in western societies has been heavily influenced by a medicalized understanding of autism. This means considering autism as a disorder, with a focus on correcting autistic ...
Education
Apr 8, 2025
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Creativity and problem-solving: How Design Thinking transforms university teaching
Thinking creatively, solving complex problems, and working in teams all add up to Design Thinking (DT). A study conducted by the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) and Ghent University provides a step-by-step ...
Education
Apr 8, 2025
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Investments in education offset the negative impact of low fertility on long-term economic sustainability, finds study
A recently published study by Mikko Myrskylä, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, shows how money spent on education compensates for the influence of low birth rates ...
Economics & Business
Apr 8, 2025
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Does teamwork fulfill the goal of project-based learning?
Project-based learning (PBL), which improves skills through various challenges, is a technique utilized in foreign language and general education classes. Though group work in PBL is actively carried out, the impact of the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2025
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A football field of shelving: Recordkeeping and standardization at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
In the Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives at Cambridge University Library, one man's papers take up a staggering 110 meters of shelving. In a new article from Isis: the Journal of the History of Science Society, "George ...
Economics & Business
Apr 7, 2025
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Children from poorer families do worse at school. Here's how to understand the disadvantage gap
The problem of the disadvantage gap—also known as the attainment gap—is a persistent one in education in England. It refers to how children from certain groups, such as those from poorer backgrounds, ethnic minorities ...
Economics & Business
Apr 7, 2025
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Kids' physical activity in child care is essential—how an online course equips educators to lead the way
Physical activity—primarily in the form of active play—promotes young children's physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life.
Education
Apr 7, 2025
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Parents' fear of math linked to lower achievement in children
Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students feel nervous, helpless ...
Mathematics
Apr 5, 2025
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Research suggests attacks on higher ed part of a 'political playbook' since the Civil Rights Movement
History has repeatedly shown that moments of major social and political progress are often followed by backlash. For example, following the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Reconstruction Era saw unchecked ...
Education
Apr 4, 2025
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