Tag: learning

Study suggests interactive avatar can help boost performance of children with ADHD

From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News press release: A new study has shown that an interactive avatar, which gives both instructions and feedback on the attention of the… Read more »

Study suggests students learn more in ‘active learning’ classrooms despite their perceptions

From the Harvard University press release: For decades, there has been evidence that active learning — classroom techniques designed to get students to participate in the learning process — produces… Read more »

Study suggests adolescents with high levels of physical activity perform better in school over two years

From the University of Jyväskylä press release: Adolescents with higher levels of physical activity performed better in school during transition from primary school to lower secondary school than their physically… Read more »

Study suggests focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness — the practice of focusing one’s awareness on the present moment — can enhance… Read more »

Study suggests babbling babies’ behavior changes parents’ speech

From the Cornell University press release: New research shows baby babbling changes the way parents speak to their infants, suggesting that infants are shaping their own learning environments. Researchers from… Read more »

Study points to the power of word-of-mouth in social learning

From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UCLA and the University of Texas published new research in the INFORMS… Read more »

Study suggests the brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired

From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: The brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired. This was shown by neuroscientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin… Read more »

Study suggests helping students to build a personal brand increases students’ confidence, enhances employability

From the University of Portsmouth press release: The University of Portsmouth is helping its students build a strong personal brand to increase their confidence and enhance their employability. Today’s graduates… Read more »