State-funded nursery schools occupy a unique position in education. Serving children from two to four years old, they are disproportionately located in areas of deprivation—in 2015, 64% were in the 30% most deprived areas ...
Education
Jul 23, 2020
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A new study has highlighted the impact that the closure of schools during the COVID-19 lockdown could have to children's education, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds most affected.
Education
Jul 23, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the education of at least 1.5 billion school students. That's more than 90% of the world's children. Although many schools in the west, along with private schools in the developing world, ...
Education
Jun 12, 2020
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White lab coats and dangerous experiments all epitomize the "mad scientist" from many a Hollywood blockbuster but, even beyond the silver screen, the stereotype lives on, and according to new research, it could mar the next ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2020
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Foreign language teaching in primary schools literally opens up new worlds for primary school children: with a large portion of curiosity, willingness to learn and impartiality, they encounter not only new languages but also ...
Education
May 13, 2020
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Research has shown that explaining aloud what you are learning, whether to yourself or to someone else, leads to a better understanding of the subject. But in situations where you are working independently, it is not particularly ...
Education
Jan 21, 2020
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A primary school in East Gippsland was burnt down in the current bushfire crisis. While Premier Daniel Andrews immediately committed to rebuilding the school as it was, media reported the local CFA captain didn't want it ...
Environment
Jan 17, 2020
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How can mathematics learning in primary school be facilitated? A recent study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, had shown that our everyday knowledge strongly influences our ability to solve problems, ...
Education
Dec 23, 2019
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Children who participated in a citizen science project called MammalWeb, where they used camera traps to detect wildlife visiting their schools, were able to identify twice the number of UK mammals by the end of the project. ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2019
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Across the world, the conversion of information into a digital format—also called "digitalization"—has increased productivity in the public and private sectors. As a result, virtually every country in the world is working ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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