Taking the time to talk to your children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill -- and using mathematical terms to do so -- can help students develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, according ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2010
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Data show that students who have a strong science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) identity are more likely to take STEM courses and persist to the academic finish line––graduation. Positive STEM identity ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2023
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In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.
Education
Jan 10, 2023
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By the time Father's Day takes place, the school year is usually over.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2019
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High school students who want to ace the math section of the ACT should brush up on their reading skills, according to an Ohio University study.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2015
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They are sometimes called "smokers," due to the speed at which a fishing line zips out the reel and "smokes" after they hit on the bait.
Ecology
May 24, 2013
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(Phys.org) —African-Americans with the same grades, test scores and motivation as their white high school counterparts got lower grades in college compared with other groups. And women with the exact same level of preparation ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2013
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Children who are homeless or move frequently have chronically lower math and reading skills than other low-income students who don't move as much.
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2012
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Racial segregation of schools, and thereby segregated neighborhoods, appears to be a leading source of academic achievement disparities between young black and white children, according to research by sociologist Dennis J. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2009
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