Early rise times found to lead to lower grades, poorer attendance
Early class start times are associated with lower grades and poorer attendance, according to a study tracking attendance and grades of university students.
News tagged with academics
Neuroscience tool's structure may lead to next gen versions
In order to more fully understand how diseases arise in the brain, scientists must unravel the intricate way neurons relay messages (either chemical or electrical) along a complex web of nerve cells. One way is by using a ...
Biotechnology
Feb 21, 2023
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Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity?
U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That's the major finding from our new study, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. We analyzed ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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Schools' surge in marketing to attract pupils fuels inequalities globally, new research reveals
A pioneering global study has revealed how schools worldwide are using a raft of marketing techniques to attract higher performing pupils and climb the league tables.
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2023
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Commentary: Why using AI tools like ChatGPT in my MBA innovation course is expected and not cheating
I teach managing technological innovation in Simon Fraser University's Management of Technology MBA program. Thanks to the explosion of generative artificial intelligence, I'm rewriting my 2023 syllabus and assignments.
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2023
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Teachers apply unequal criteria when assessing giftedness, finds study
Researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Maastricht have found that teachers are one and a half times more likely to suspect that boys are gifted than girls who are equally gifted. Moreover, the researchers say, teachers ...
Education
Feb 14, 2023
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African researchers are ready to share more work openly—now policy must make it possible
Librarians are the curators of creativity. They collect success stories and share it with the world. Traditionally, the success was from published authors, which libraries shared with the local community. More recently, the ...
Education
Feb 13, 2023
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Performance-related pay plays a sizeable role in gender pay gap, analysis shows
Performance-related pay is an important but overlooked factor behind the the gender pay gap, analysis from Cardiff University has found.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Hobby-Eberly telescope reveals galaxy gold mine in first large survey
Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. Using supercomputers, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have now revealed the locations of more ...
Astronomy
Feb 9, 2023
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Grit or quit? How to help your child develop resilience
Grit. Don't quit.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2023
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