Tag: learning

Study suggests ‘parentese’ helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language development

From the University of Washington press release: Used in virtually all of the world’s languages, parentese is a speaking style that draws baby’s attention. Parents adopt its simple grammar and… Read more »

Study suggests that baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play

From the Princeton University press release: Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of connection, even though they couldn’t yet talk to you? New research suggests… Read more »

Study suggests students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions

From the American Psychological Association press release: Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than… Read more »

Study suggests emotions contribute the most to school engagement

From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Psychology researchers from HSE University have trialed the reliability of a student engagement scale on 537 Russian primary school… Read more »

Study suggests animated books can help learning

From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that digital storybooks that animate upon a child’s vocalization offer beneficial learning opportunities, especially for children with… Read more »

Study points to differences in the brains of experts and novices

From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory news release: When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from ‘novice’ to ‘expert.’ The… Read more »