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November 20, 2024

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Adapting GenAI for the Next Generation of Learning

Oct. 23, 2024 — A new study by learning analytics researchers presents key considerations for generative AI (GenAI) educational tools so they are carefully developed to support, rather than replace, human ...

Comprehensive Efforts Needed to Develop Health-Promoting Learning Environments

Oct. 15, 2024 — Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy. But more ...

Non-Cognitive Skills: The Hidden Key to Academic Success

Aug. 26, 2024 — A study has revealed that non-cognitive skills, such as motivation and self-regulation, are as important as intelligence in determining academic success. These skills become increasingly influential throughout a child's education, with genetic ...

Eye-Tracking Study Provides Valuable Insights Into Learning Mathematics

Aug. 2, 2024 — Eye-tracking allows studying aspects that cannot be seen, for example, the thinking processes of a student solving a mathematical problem. Researchers have integrated eye-tracking into education and are using the technology to radically improve the ...

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Early Interventions May Improve Long-Term Academic Achievement in Young Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors

Aug. 21, 2024 — Scientists have found infants and young children treated for brain tumors fell behind early in academic readiness, which predicted falling behind in ...

Early Childhood Problems Linked to Persistent School Absenteeism

June 27, 2024 — Children who are not considered 'school ready' by their teachers are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according to a new ...

Peers Crucial in Shaping Boys' Confidence in Math Skills

June 10, 2024 — Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, ...

Online Professional Education Works for Complex Topics

June 7, 2024 — Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a new ...

Children Struggling at School Entry More Likely to Face Disadvantage at Age 16-17

May 23, 2024 — Children who were behind in their development at age 4-5 were almost three times as likely to have been out of education, employment, or training at ...

Does It Matter If Your Kids Listen to You? When Adolescents Reject Mom's Advice, It Still Helps Them Cope

May 23, 2024 — Parents are often eager to give their adolescent children advice about school problems, but they may find that youth are less than receptive to their ...

Intervention Based on Science of Reading, Math Boosts Comprehension, Word Problem-Solving Skills

Apr. 29, 2024 — Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help ...

The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution

Apr. 10, 2024 — As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they ...

2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades

Mar. 25, 2024 — Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 1 in 5 who say they're open to allowing a child to take a ...

Teacher Effectiveness for Students With and Without Disabilities

Mar. 25, 2024 — Research has often focused on how teachers and educators can best instruct and accommodate students with disabilities. However, are the methods used to teach students with disabilities effective and ...

Early Active Learning Boosts Skills for Children Born Into Extreme Poverty, but Gains Fade for Black Boys, Study Shows

Oct. 23, 2024 — Research findings provide further evidence that early childhood education can improve educational outcomes for low-income Black children, but that subsequent experiences may erode those impacts ...

Play It Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood

Sep. 19, 2024 — As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how ...

Belief in Academic Ability Key Factor in Academic Success for Low-Income Students

Sep. 9, 2024 — A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new ...

Study Finds When Self-Determination Model Provided to Schools With Support, Teachers and All Students Benefit

Sep. 4, 2024 — Researchers published a study detailing their work implementing the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools. They found the schools that received training and coaching for ...

Clever Pupils Don't Need to Attend Academically Selective Schools to Thrive, Study Finds

July 4, 2024 — New findings challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to achieve good ...

The AI Paradox: Building Creativity to Protect Against AI

May 30, 2024 — Cultivating creativity in schools is vital for a future driven by artificial intelligence (AI). But while teachers embrace creativity as an essential 21st century skill, a lack of valid and reliable ...

Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News

Apr. 24, 2024 — A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading ...

Is It the School, or the Students?

Mar. 28, 2024 — School quality ratings significantly reflect the preparation of a school's students, not just the school's contribution to learning gains, according to new ...

Study of Long-Term Student Engagement Challenges 'One Great Teacher' Narrative of Education

Mar. 14, 2024 — A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but not necessarily in the long term, new research shows. A new study of more than 3,600 ...

Innovative Approaches for Addressing Difficult Topics in K-12 Schools

Mar. 13, 2024 — Three peer-reviewed journals have recently published research papers by Penn State's Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative. The papers illustrate how the initiative's programs help K-12 ...

Explicit Socioemotional Learning Can Have a Key Role in PE Lessons, Study Says

Mar. 13, 2024 — Teachers might be more motivated to help students engage with their emotions and build their resilience when this work is part of lessons, rather than as an add-on intervention, a new study has ...

No, an Anti-Racist Program in Schools Didn't Stress out Kids, Study Finds

Mar. 11, 2024 — A new study of how high school students respond to a program designed to increase the frequency and quality of conversations about race in school finds that the anti-racist intervention did not cause ...

Small Class Sizes Not Better for Pupils' Grades or Resilience, Says Study

Mar. 8, 2024 — Smaller class sizes in schools are failing to increase the resilience of children from low-income families, according to a new ...

School Focus on Grades, Test Scores Linked to Violence Against Teachers

Feb. 23, 2024 — Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has ...

How Teachers Make Ethical Judgments When Using AI in the Classroom

Feb. 7, 2024 — A teacher's gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new ...

Navigating the 'Big Little Leap' to Kindergarten

Jan. 22, 2024 — No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study ...

How Teachers Would Handle Student Violence Against Educators

Nov. 14, 2023 — For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they think work best to deal with student violence against educators. Teachers rated suspending or expelling ...

High Engagement, High Return: The Secret to Student Success

Oct. 30, 2023 — High engagement, high return. That's the advice from education experts for teachers looking to improve student outcomes. Researchers found that less than a third of teachers are engaging ...

Grouping English Learners in Classrooms Yields No Benefit in Reading Development, New Study Finds

Oct. 19, 2023 — Grouping English learners together in classrooms, a longstanding practice in schools, has no impact -- positive or negative -- on reading development for elementary school students, shows a new study ...

Study Examines Role of Working Memory, Cognitive Functions in English Learners Learning to Write

Oct. 17, 2023 — A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...