K-12 Education News
March 30, 2025
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Mar. 11, 2025 A world first* study of more than 215,000 students, researchers found that while standardized tests measure academic skills, different dimensions of wellbeing -- emotional wellbeing, engagement, and learning readiness -- can play a crucial role in ...
Mar. 10, 2025 Researchers have developed an AI-based learning system that recognizes strengths and weaknesses in mathematics by tracking eye movements with a webcam to generate problem-solving hints. This enables teachers to provide significantly more children ...
Mar. 4, 2025 A groundbreaking study shows that creativity plays an essential role in academic success, suggesting that students who think outside the box are more likely to excel in literacy and numeracy ...
Mar. 3, 2025 In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers found success in a social studies curriculum for fourth ...
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Feb. 26, 2025 Education experts are encouraging schools to consider problem-based learning (PBL) in a move to improve engagement and creativity among high school students. New research demonstrates how hands-on, ...
Feb. 5, 2025 A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do ...
Dec. 16, 2024 A new article sheds light on how age-related changes may affect the way we handle finances -- and how we can stay sharp as we ...
Dec. 8, 2024 Bucking conventionality, boys in Norway are making early gains in reading English as a second language and even outperforming girls at age 10 and 13 ...
Nov. 20, 2024 Historical policies shaping educational attainment have enduring benefits for later life memory and risk of dementia, according to a new study. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Dec. 12, 2024 An international education expert, argues in a new study for an ecological shift to a 'school within a school' approach that would give students, teachers and parents the ability to guide ...
Nov. 28, 2024 A Canadian study reveals that allophone children often face learning and communication difficulties in kindergarten, which can negatively impact their educational ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
July 4, 2024 New findings challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to achieve good ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 words of wisdom. However, kids who don't ...
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 age 16-17, analysis of pupil data has ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 mental health ...
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 ...
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 ...
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