Educational Psychology News

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Improving Long-term Learning Through Spacing Of Lessons
• Sleep Helps People Learn Complicated Tasks

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Exercise Increases Brain Growth Factor And Receptors, Prevents Stem Cell Drop In Middle Age

Posted November 17, 2008:

• How Is Our Left Brain Is Different From Our Right?
• Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Takes Care Of Things

Posted November 14, 2008:

• New Program Teaches Preschoolers Reading Skills, Getting Along With Others
• In Child Care, Relationships With Caregivers Key To Children's Stress Levels
• Supportive Teachers, Peers Can Ease Negative Effects Of Frequent Moves In Elementary School

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Strong Education Blunts Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests
• Eliminating Soda From School Diets Does Not Affect Overall Consumption
• Online Tools Help Organize Internet Resources And Improve Educational Searches

Posted November 10, 2008:

• Computer Model Can Predict Human Behavior And Learning
• Schools' Resources Important For Helping Children Of Immigrant Families Succeed In The Classroom

Posted November 9, 2008:

• Students Eat More Whole Grains When It's Gradually Added To School Lunch

Posted November 7, 2008:

• Kidney Transplantation Can Improve Mental Performance, Study Finds

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Time Invested In Practicing Pays Off For Young Musicians, Research Shows

Posted November 4, 2008:

• Personalized Learning Puts Students In A Class Of Their Own

Posted November 3, 2008:

• Study Of Learning Disabled Mice Shows Balance In The Brain Is Key

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Baby Talk: Roots Of Early Vocabulary In Infants' Learning From Speech

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Stress During Pregnancy Has Detrimental Effect On Offspring

Posted October 24, 2008:

• How Do Children With Down Syndrome Learn?

Posted October 23, 2008:

• 'Dry Cleaning Effect' Explained By Forgetful Researcher
• Memories Selectively, Safely Erased In Mice
• Been There, Done That: Brain Mechanism Predicts Ability To Generalize

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Grades In College Directly Linked To Health-related Behaviors

Posted October 19, 2008:

• Gene Hunt In Dyslexia

Posted October 16, 2008:

• 10 Years On, High-school Social Skills Predict Better Earnings Than Test Scores

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Facebook Is 'Social Glue' For University Freshmen

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Girls Are Happier Than Boys At Primary School, Study Shows
• American Culture Derails Girl Math Whizzes, Study Finds

Posted October 12, 2008:

• Important Clue To Learning Deficit In Children With Autism

Posted October 9, 2008:

• Circadian Clock May Be Critical For Remembering What You Learn, Researchers Say
• Psychologists Show Experience May Be The Best Teacher For Infants
• Virtual Reality Breathes Second Life Into Language Teaching

Posted October 7, 2008:

• Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Corner Stores Capture Kids On Morning Commute
• Walking Forum Report Shows Need To Expand Physical Activity In Schools

Posted October 5, 2008:

• Learning To Shape Your Brain Activity

Posted October 4, 2008:

• Female Medical Students Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs

Posted October 3, 2008:

• Bullying Of Teenagers Online Is Common, UCLA Psychologists Report

Posted October 2, 2008:

• How Doctors Discuss Medical Errors

Posted October 1, 2008:

• 'Hub' Of Fear Memory Formation Identified In Brain Cells

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Helping Students With Mental Illnesses: Support Services Prepare For 'What If' Scenarios

Posted September 28, 2008:

• Most Elementary Schools In California Will Fail To Meet Proficiency Requirements By 2014, Study Shows

Posted September 27, 2008:

• Learning From Mistakes Only Works After Age 12, Study Suggests

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Unraveling 'Math Dyslexia'

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Whole Brain Radiation Increases Risk Of Learning And Memory Problems In Cancer Patients

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Baby Eyes Are Taking In The World, Applying Self-experience To Other People

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