Tag: school

Life at home affects kids at school, some more than others

From The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release: Some children are more susceptible to changes than others. They carry the relationship with their parents to school with them…. Read more »

Study suggests teachers should foster emotional intelligence in their students but not be graded on it

From the RTI International press release: If emotional intelligence is a key — and possibly the most important — component to student success, how do we ensure schools foster it? Recent… Read more »

Academic motivation suffers when economic mobility seems out of reach

From the Northwestern University press release: New studies from Northwestern University show that high school and college students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are much less motivated to overcome… Read more »

Children play key role in making early education successful

From the Northwestern University press release: The way children engage with their teachers, peers and tasks is vital to the success of early-childhood education but greatly underestimated, according to new… Read more »

Strategic studying limits the costs of divided attention

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Multitasking while studying may impair overall memory for the study material, but your ability to strategically identify and remember the most important information… Read more »

Positive engagement in preschool key to developmental gains

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Many interventions and programs designed to improve low-income children’s lives focus on providing high-quality early-childhood education. Preschool classrooms that are emotionally… Read more »

Study suggests starting school young can put child wellbeing at risk

From the University of Exeter press release: New research has shown that the youngest pupils in each school year group could be at risk of worse mental health than their… Read more »