How courage can help students learn and achieve
Teaching students how to bring courage into their day-to-day school life can improve their learning, performance, and engagement at school.
View ArticleSex segregation in schools detrimental to equality
Students who attend sex-segregated schools are not necessarily better educated than students who attend coeducational schools, but they are more likely to accept gender stereotypes, according to a team...
View ArticlePreschool program improves standardized test scores through grade 5
Continued participation in the Harrisburg Preschool Program (HPP) has led 5th-grade students to score higher on Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) literacy and math tests than peers who...
View ArticleAspiration, assets can lead youth down path to college
(Phys.org)—Aspiring to attend college is not enough for children who want to reach their goals.
View ArticleStudy shows immigrant students succeed in education
There are relatively few differences in problem solving, mathematics and science achievement between immigrant students and non-immigrant students after accounting for socio-economic status, literacy,...
View ArticleTexting, social networking and other media use linked to poor academic...
The widespread use of media among college students – from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook – may be taking an academic toll, say researchers with The Miriam...
View ArticleResearch shows involvement in the arts has wide-ranging benefits for young...
(Phys.org) —A joint study by the University of Sydney's Faculty of Education and Social Work and the Australian Council for the Arts has found that engagement in the arts benefits students not just in...
View ArticleHiring a tutor may have short-term gains but long-term losses
Significant numbers of secondary school students receive additional assistance from private tutors. This requires a measure of time, commitment and sometimes a substantial financial investment. So does...
View ArticleStudy finds more tweets means more votes for political candidates
An Indiana University study found that the percentage of votes for Republican and Democratic candidates in 2010 and 2012 races for the U.S. House of Representatives could be predicted by the percentage...
View ArticleNCAA athletes need more coaching on academics and career options
NCAA athletes need more coaching on the long odds of playing professionally and the importance of academics to their future success.
View ArticleDoes learning improve when every student gets a laptop?
Schools that provide each student with a laptop computer, as well as the appropriate support for both students and teachers, see significant improvement in academic achievement, a new paper indicates.
View Article'More girls than boys think it is important to go to university'
Research by the University of Oxford's Education Department finds that more girls than boys think it is important to go to university by the age of 13, and this aspiration gap persists when the pupils...
View ArticleStudy finds schoolyard homophobia affects grades
A Western Sydney University study investigating the experiences of gender and sexuality diverse high school students has found derogatory language and harassment is linked to lower academic and...
View ArticleLow motivation in parents results in academically unmotivated children
Whether parental help has positive or negative effects on students' academic outcomes depends on the motivation and involvement of their parents. Results of a study conducted by the Hector Research...
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