From the Frontiers press release: Educational apps for kids can be valuable learning tools, but there’s still a lot left to understand about how to best design them, shows a report in Frontiers in Psychology.…
From the University of Tübingen press release: 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…
From the Ohio State University press release: Although adults can beat children at most cognitive tasks, new research shows that children’s limitations can sometimes be their strength. In two studies, researchers found that adults were…
From the University of Nevada, Reno press release: A new cognitive research study used two new approaches to determine ranges of start times that optimize functioning for undergraduate students. Based on a sample of first…
From the Oregon State University press release: Frequent, long-term instruction in physical education not only helps adolescents be more fit but also equips them with knowledge about how regular physical activity relates to good health,…
From the Florida State University press release: When it comes to mathematics, girls rate their abilities markedly lower than boys, even when there is no observable difference between the two, according to Florida State University…
From the Virginia Tech press release: Children who are given high-quality education at an early age — starting at six weeks old and continuing through their first five years of life — are more likely…
From the Ohio State University press release: Most factors that help make schools successful cost lots of money – think teachers, technology and textbooks. But a new study suggests one factor that doesn’t need any…
From the University of Texas at Arlington press release: A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has used mathematical modeling to demonstrate that negative peer pressures can spread in a high-risk setting, influencing…
From the Michigan State University press release: “Why do I have to learn this?” It’s a common question among youth, but new research out of Michigan State University suggests students perform much better academically when…