Playing video games may enhance reading skills
Data shows the activity may contribute to improving one's peripheral attention skills that are essential for reading ability.
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UT scientists' fossil-finding board game is a success in classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance.
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Feb 3, 2020
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Explainer: what is inquiry-based learning and how does it help prepare children for the real world?
Inquiry-based learning emphasises a student's role in the learning process and asks them to engage with an idea or topic in an active way, rather than by sitting and listening to a teacher. The overall goal of an inquiry-based ...
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May 1, 2019
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Boys in Norway are outperforming girls in learning English as a second language: Study
Bucking conventionality, boys in Norway are making early gains in reading English as a second language and even outperforming girls at age 10 and 13—a new a study of more than one million students suggests.
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Dec 9, 2024
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Scientists who use AI tools are publishing more papers than ever before
Science is entering a massive publishing boom, in large part due to artificial intelligence. New research published in the journal Science has revealed that scientists who use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are ...
$70k for Zoom classes? Virus crisis leaves US students miffed
The cost of a university education in the United States has long been eye-watering, with a year costing tens of thousands of dollars.
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May 10, 2020
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ChatGPT: The AI tech that's revolutionizing teaching
As artificial intelligence-powered chatbots edge into the education sector, UniSA experts are encouraging teachers to take an active role in testing and using these cutting-edge tools to maintain a competitive edge in their ...
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Feb 2, 2023
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Inquiry into the history of science shows an early 'inherence' bias
Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in water—centered on presumed inherent properties rather than external factors, thereby misleading famous ...
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Sep 15, 2025
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A professor's study of the fictional Hogwarts faculty
Melissa C. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Focused Inquiry in Virginia Commonwealth University's University College, was initially skeptical of the Harry Potter phenomenon, even as her nieces ...
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Nov 15, 2018
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Divorce's effect on children's educational achievement is not a constant
Conventional wisdom holds that when parents divorce, their children's educational success can be derailed. But research led by UCLA sociology professor Jennie Brand suggests that divorce's effect on a child's education varies ...
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