A video game like Minecraft in schools might trouble some parents. As a Canada research chair in technologies and education, my hope is both parents and educators take the time to learn about how using Minecraft at school ...
Education
Apr 22, 2019
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A new Sussex study has revealed that "math anxiety" can lead to disengagement and create significant barriers to learning. According to charity National Numeracy, more than one-third of adults in the U.K. report feeling worried ...
Mathematics
Nov 22, 2023
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Educators believe that student engagement in the classroom is crucial to learning and that it can increase achievement and enrollment in challenging courses while decreasing dropout rates. Until recently, teachers and administrators ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2015
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A new study into classroom practices, led by Dr. Steve Murphy, has found extensive research fails to uncover how teachers can remedy poor student engagement and perform well in math.
Mathematics
Feb 15, 2024
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The internet is typically not associated with serious self-directed learning where teenagers are involved.
Education
Mar 23, 2022
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Human impacted soils tend to harbor different microbial communities to those areas less affected by human activities, a team of researchers working with Bristol school children have found.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2023
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New research has shown how parental engagement has a positive effect on a child's academic attainment—regardless of age or socioeconomic status.
Education
Sep 18, 2019
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New research from a University at Buffalo expert on classroom education has identified six factors that affect whether elementary, middle and high school students will engage in the activities of their schools or feel alienated.
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2009
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Children's interest and engagement in school influences their prospects of educational and occupational success 20 years later, over and above their academic attainment and socioeconomic background, researchers have found.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2013
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A student who shows up on time for school and listens respectfully in class might appear fully engaged to outside observers, including teachers. But other measures of student engagement, including the student's emotional ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2013
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