From the University of York press release: Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests. The study, led by the University of York, found that parents’ socioeconomic…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when…
From the Michigan State University press release: Writing instruction in early education should be about more than letter formation and penmanship, argue Michigan State University researchers who found preschool teachers don’t often encourage writing for…
From the Springer press release: Higher educational attainment — spending more years in education — may impact people’s drinking behaviour and reduce their risk of alcohol dependence, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry. Alcohol…
From the University of the Arts Helsinki press release: Even though the majority of the Finnish youth are thriving, some of them are wrestling with a host of problems. Studies find that 14% of Finns…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don’t have the necessary background knowledge. This…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Prefrontal brain regions linked to higher educational attainment are characterized by increased expression of genes involved in neurotransmission and immunity, finds a study of healthy older adults published…
From the University of Cambridge press release: A report out today examines the factors that influence ‘maths anxiety’ among primary and secondary school students, showing that teachers and parents may inadvertently play a role in…
From the University of Konstanz press release: The phenomenon tremendously important for a person’s self-perception is referred to as the “Big Fish Little Pond Effect” (BFLPE). A fish perceives itself as big when it swims…
From the Frontiers press release: Unfavorable methods of teaching statistics in schools and universities may be to blame for people ignoring simple solutions to statistical problems, making them hard to solve. This can have serious…