From the Frontiers press release: A free ‘massive, open, online course’ (MOOC) designed to change students’ attitudes towards mathematics makes them more engaged in class — leading to significantly higher test scores. Published in open-access…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Class clowns’ off-task antics amuse and delight their classmates during first and second grades, making them the most sought-after playmates on the playground in early elementary…
From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies…
From the Taylor & Francis Group press release: Students classed as less able are being hindered by being grouped into ability-based sets, according to new research published today in the Cambridge Journal of Education. Teachers’ expectations…
From the University of Georgia press release: While the national high school dropout rate has declined, many school systems still struggle with a high number of students who do not finish high school. The factors…
From the Penn State press release: Focusing on their personal DNA and genealogies, middle school students appear to have learned as much as their peers who used case studies, according to a Penn State researcher.…
From the Rutgers University press release: When it comes to intelligence, environment and education matter — more than we think. Those are the findings of Rutgers University psychologists Louis Matzel and Bruno Sauce, based on…
From the Springer press release: Having a clear picture in mind of what their future will look like can motivate students to keep going despite the challenges of college life. This strategy seems to be…
From the Frontiers press release: A study recently published in open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology has found that 9-10 year-old children are significantly more attentive and engaged with their schoolwork following an outdoor lesson in nature. Strikingly,…
From the Oregon State University press release: Adding a daily 20 to 30 minute self-regulation intervention to a kindergarten readiness program significantly boosted children’s self-regulation and early academic skills, an Oregon State University researcher has…