Greenery around primary schools may improve students' academic performance, while traffic pollution may be detrimental, our study shows.
Education
Jun 15, 2021
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The image of rows of chairs and desks facing a teacher at a blackboard has been a reality for decades. However, research reveals that this way of organizing the classroom furniture in schools is not the best way for favoring ...
Education
Apr 29, 2021
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A radically reformed approach to education, in which different subjects teach connected themes, like climate change or food security, is being proposed by researchers, who argue that it would better prepare children for future ...
Education
Apr 23, 2021
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A generation of talented but disadvantaged children are being denied access to higher education because academic success in lower and middle-income countries is continually 'protected by wealth', a study has found.
Education
Apr 7, 2021
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Four primary schools in regional South Australia have been involved in the discovery and naming of new species of wasp as part of a trial of a new citizen science project led by the University of Adelaide.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2021
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A fear of poor SATs results is driving headteachers to separate pupils by ability despite the impact on children's self-esteem and confidence, according to a study by researchers from UCL published in the peer-reviewed British ...
Education
Mar 15, 2021
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One of the boldest recommendations in the review of the New South Wales curriculum was to introduce "untimed syllabuses." According to the review's report – delivered in June 2020—these "do not specify when every student ...
Education
Feb 24, 2021
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Research by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Adjunct Professor Azra Moeed MNZM and independent researcher Dr. Jenny Horsley shows Aotearoa New Zealand's smartest young science students aren't always identified ...
Education
Feb 4, 2021
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There have been some reports students fell behind during the remote learning period in 2020.
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2021
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A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.K., one in the U.S. and one in Spain has found that measures to promote social distancing of school children to reduce COVID-19 exposure reduced contacts on average ...
