Young children who are taught by a teacher of the same ethnicity as themselves develop better learning and problem-solving skills by the age of seven, new research suggests.
Education
Mar 17, 2023
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Grading has been central to most education systems for over a century.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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About three quarters of Australian teachers experience substantial stress in a typical work week, according to a 2021 survey. Another 2019 Australian study showed more than half suffer from anxiety, and about one in five ...
Economics & Business
Mar 9, 2023
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A new RAND Corporation report finds that the basic infrastructure to support elementary (grades K-5) social studies instruction—academic standards, accountability requirements, assessment programs—is inadequate in many ...
Education
Mar 7, 2023
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The past four decades have seen an endless stream of reviews into teacher education. Australia has clocked up more than 100 since 1979. This comes amid constant concerns teachers are not adequately prepared for the classroom.
Education
Mar 7, 2023
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Excellent teachers can change our lives. Researchers have shown that good teachers encourage us to think critically, reflect and learn across disciplines. These are all skills that can set us up for life.
Education
Mar 7, 2023
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A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. The study by researchers at Portland State ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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Although Black History Month wasn't established until the 1970s, Black teachers in the segregated Jim Crow South, particularly women, had been teaching Black history for decades prior, and were vital to its accuracy and preservation.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2023
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The university world is international, but grapples with difficulties in integrating students from different countries. New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, points to a method that both reduces academic ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2023
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In recent years, 19 states in the U.S. have developed pathways for elementary teachers to become certified elementary mathematics specialists.
Mathematics
Feb 23, 2023
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