From the Springer press release: Involvement in cyberbullying among girls triggers negative perceptions of the importance of school and the value of learning, a new Nottingham Trent University study suggests. Psychologists, writing in the Springer…
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 those who do not, a…
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 use innovative teaching methods by…
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 Dr Julia Dietrich of Friedrich…
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 for fostering innovation in students…
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 study published in Psychological Science,…
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 debt load. That’s according to…
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 to underinvest in public higher…
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 are fundamental. But, is education…
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 which highlights the fact that…