Students' high school grade point averages are five times stronger than their ACT scores at predicting college graduation, according to a new study published today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
Education
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When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed—and often punish the charity, new research from Washington State University indicates.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2019
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One standardized assessment tool has become the key benchmark for national governments to judge their schools' successes. But the academic rankings generated by the Program in International Student Assessment (PISA) are eclipsing ...
Education
Dec 3, 2019
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The potential of women for leadership roles is being overlooked, while men benefit from the perception that they will grow into the role, new research from the University of Kent shows.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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Getting young students interested in science and math may soon be much easier for teachers – as easy as point, click and print.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2019
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Gone are the days when living at home in your 20s was seen as an embarrassing sign of arrested development. Today, 63% of single adults between the ages of 20 and 29 live with their parents, as do just over half of 25- to ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2019
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Electric cars are increasingly complex and frequently recalled. But does it necessarily have to be that way? A post-market in-vehicle diagnostics system and semiconductor-based technologies developed under the 3Ccar project ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 1, 2018
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A team of researchers at Penn State University has found new evidence that suggests some particles detected in Antarctica do not fit the Standard Model. They have written a paper outlining their arguments and have posted ...
University of Virginia physicists have recently played key roles in new particle physics discoveries. The scientists are involved with large international collaborations using major facilities designed for expanding our knowledge ...
General Physics
Jun 18, 2018
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Scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere are at a crossroads in their 50-year quest to go beyond the Standard Model in physics.
General Physics
Mar 23, 2018
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