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 Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics press release: How does learning to read change our brain? Does reading take up brain space dedicated to seeing objects such as faces, tools or houses? In a…
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 learner, can improve the performance…
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 better educational outcomes for students…
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 inactive peers, a new study…
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 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 academic performance and mental health…
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 Cornell University’s Behavioral Analysis of…
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 journal Marketing Science (Editor’s note: The source…
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 using magnetic resonance imaging. “Although…