Most literacy and math educational apps for preschoolers are not designed to help youngsters actually learn, according to a new study from the University of California, Irvine. Few incorporate features informed by evidence-based ...
Education
Sep 20, 2018
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Somewhere in a school near you, a teacher is struggling to handle a query from a student whose laptop has a flat battery or another who's watching a funny cat video on a phone. Perhaps the wireless internet connection is ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2018
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(Phys.org) —While traditional biomedical training focuses on acquiring disciplinary expertise, a complementary suite of learning techniques is catching on at Cornell. Activities that tap self-awareness and creativity – ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2014
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Teens learn more about money by managing real bank accounts, which can help avoid costly financial mistakes later in life, according to a new University of Michigan report.
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2013
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Parents who want to improve their child's motivation to complete homework this school year need to change their own attitude and behavior, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2011
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Brazilian researchers combined environmental physical, social and economic indicators to create an index that measures a region's vulnerability and used it to analyze the basins of the Parnaíba River and São Francisco River ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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Before last year, a one-credit technology course for students pursuing master's degrees in education at the University of Washington wasn't seen as the program's most relevant. Then COVID-19 hit, schools plunged into remote ...
Education
Aug 10, 2021
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Many educators and employers agree there's a disconnect between the skills today's workers need on the job and what students are taught in school.
Education
Oct 29, 2020
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Social capital, financial status and personal circumstances can impact engineering work placement experiences, leaving some students at a disadvantage, according to new research led by the University of Technology Sydney ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2019
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New teachers deal with a multitude of challenges during their first year in the classroom, which is why many school districts develop mentoring programs to ease that transition. But a new Iowa State University study found ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2014
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