From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math – otherwise known as the STEM disciplines – is considered to be vital to national…
From the National Academy of Sciences press release via Physorg: Educational and business leaders want today’s students both to master school subjects and to excel in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, and communication…
From the Biomed Central press release via ScienceDaily: If a train is travelling a distance of 55 miles at 150mph, how long will it take to reach its destination? If the thought of having to…
From the University of the West of England press release via MedicalXpress: Students are often expected to speak knowledgably in front of groups of unfamiliar people as part of their education. The assessment of student…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate – demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we…
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio press release via EurekAlert!: Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: A first-of-its kind study using the World Wide Web to collect data from more than 10,000 study subjects ages 11 to 85 found that humans’ inborn “number sense”…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive the incentive immediately afterward, new…
From the Northwestern University press release: Want to nail that tune that you’ve practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research…
From the University of Cambridge press release via Physorg: A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment – driven…