Tag: K-12 Education
Comparing your house to your neighbors’ can lead to dissatisfaction
Debate on daylight saving time and school start time
1 in 3 students with ADHD receive no school interventions
As genetic data expand, researchers urge caution in how predictors of education outcomes are used
Effects of teenage motherhood may last multiple generations
Telling stories using rhythmic gesture helps children improve their oral skills
Mom, I can’t recognize your face from profile view!
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children
First-born children more likely to learn about sex from parents: Men consistently report lower parental involvement in sex education than women
American girls read and write better than boys: Gender gap appears as early as fourth grade, widens with age, study says
Shared lifetime of grandmothers and grandchildren significantly increased since 1800s
Robots will never replace teachers but can boost children’s education
Challenging the conventional wisdom on calculus: Study finds that mastering prerequisites — not taking calculus in high school — better predicts success in college
Does good attendance equal good grades?
Approach can help English learners improve at math word problems: Tool boosted scores, improvement; is available for educators
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
Success is not just how you play your cards, but how you play your opponents: Study on high-stakes poker reveals how people process information in many settings
Personel management: When self-doubt misjudges achievement
Computer program looks five minutes into the future: Software developed at the University of Bonn can accurately predict future actions
Beyond the ‘Reading Wars’: How the science of reading can improve literacy
Urban violence can hurt test scores even for kids who don’t experience it
Siblings’ experiences in middle childhood predict differences in college graduation status
Is the ‘Queen Bee’ phenomenon a myth? When women succeed in male-dominated settings they don’t mistreat subordinate women
Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds: Study confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom
Which education systems are best? Look past the superficial numbers
