Tag: academic

Study suggests imagining a successful future can help students overcome everyday difficulties

From the Springer press release: Having a clear picture in mind of what their future will look like can motivate students to keep going despite the challenges of college life…. Read more »

Study suggests intentional teaching makes the biggest impact on early childhood outcomes

From the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute press release: A comprehensive review of research on several measures of the quality of early childhood education suggests that the instructional practices… Read more »

Study links afterschool program environments to academic confidence and skills

From the New York University press release: Afterschool programs with positive, responsive, and organized environments can have academic benefits for students, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of… Read more »

Study looks at how disliked classes affect incidence of college student cheating

From the Ohio State University press release: One of the tactics that discourages student cheating may not work as well in courses that college students particularly dislike, a new study has… Read more »

Study suggests doing homework is associated with change in students’ personality

From the Universität Tübingen press release: Homework may have a positive influence on students’ conscientiousness. As results of a study conducted by University of Tübingen researchers suggest, students who do more… Read more »

Study suggests social dynamics of work group affect academic performance

From the University of Washington press release: It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment. Dreaded by some, loved… Read more »

Students’ self-concepts of ability in math, reading predict later math, reading attainment

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties… Read more »

How reading and writing with your child boost more than just literacy

From the University of Washington press release: Children who read and write at home — whether for assignments or just for fun — are building long-term study and executive function skills,… Read more »

Inattentive kids show worse grades in later life

From the Frontiers press release: Researchers studied children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that inattentiveness was linked to worse academic performance up to 10 years… Read more »