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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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…. Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
