From the University of Cambridge press release: Schoolchildren who receive words of encouragement from a teacher are significantly more likely to continue their education beyond the age of 16 than… Read more »
From the San Francisco State University press release: Researchers at San Francisco State University have developed a tool that for the first time can measure the extent to which instructors… Read more »
From the Friedrich Schiller University Jena press release: Psychologist at University of Jena uncovers strong variability in motivation in learning situations: In the current issue of the journal Learning & Instruction… Read more »
From the University of South Florida media release: What innovation is and how it can be cultivated are two of the compelling questions raised in a paper exploring the potential… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new… Read more »
From the Mayo Clinic media release: Medical students are more prone to alcohol abuse than their peers not attending medical school, especially if they are young, single and under a high… Read more »
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues… Read more »
From the Taylor & Francis media release: When assessing a future partner, do we rank education as important criteria for success of the match? Age, appearance, intelligence, social status and chemistry… Read more »
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via ScienceDaily: Good students smoke less, according to a study in which Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) has participated and… Read more »
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via ScienceDaily: Where a child lives makes a difference in how demographics and other factors influence algebra performance, and policies should… Read more »
