Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows.
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Nov 5, 2020
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Social networks have been found to influence academic performance: students tend to perform better with high-performers among their friends, as some people are capable of inspiring others to try harder, according to Sofia ...
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Aug 4, 2020
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Consumers often struggle to achieve self-set life improvement goals, but what if deliberately emulating the successful strategies used by their friends could help them?
Social Sciences
May 27, 2020
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Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests.
Education
Dec 18, 2019
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As a new crop of students enter university, the sense of hope and promise is tangible. While students are at an exciting developmental stage, as a researcher and practising clinical consultant to university student health ...
Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2019
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Boosting academic success does not have to derive from new teachers or curriculum; it can also come from changing students' attitudes about their abilities through a short online intervention, according to the latest findings ...
Education
Aug 7, 2019
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Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study with a novel approach.
Education
Feb 4, 2019
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White math teachers in predominantly black middle schools are more likely to respond negatively to students' behavioral or academic issues—and this may have long-term negative consequences for student performance, according ...
Education
Jan 24, 2019
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The beginning of the 2019 school year will be a time of planning and crystal-gazing. Teachers will plan their instructional agenda in a general way. Students will think about another year at school. Parents will reflect on ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2019
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