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January 20, 2017

Are Girls Really Better at Reading Than Boys?

Gifted Students Benefit From Ability Grouping

Distinctive Brain Pattern May Underlie Dyslexia

STEM Enrichment Activities: No Impact On Results

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Talking to Children About STEM Fields Boosts Test Scores and Career Interest

Jan. 18, 2017 — Parents who talk with their high schoolers about the relevance of science and math can increase competency and career interest in the fields, a ... read more

Babies Exposed to Stimulation Get Brain Boost

Jan. 2, 2017 — Many new parents still think that babies should develop at their own pace, and that they shouldn’t be challenged to do things that they’re not yet ready for. Infants should learn to roll around ... read more

College-Student Status Does Not Automatically Mean Excessive Drinking

Dec. 30, 2016 — College matriculation is often associated with increases in the frequency and intensity of drinking. This study used a national sample to examine the association between being a college student and ... read more

Genes and the Environment Equally Affect Language-Related Brain Activity

Dec. 29, 2016 — Researchers showed that brain activity in the left frontal area is equally affected by environmental and genetic factors. They also demonstrated that verbal memory is related to language-related ... read more

Internet Use in Class Tied to Lower Test Scores

Dec. 16, 2016 — Warning: Surfing the internet in class is now linked to poorer test scores, even among the most intelligent and motivated of ... read more

Heart Attack Risk Doubled for People With Less Education

Dec. 16, 2016 — People who leave school without a school certificate are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as those with a university degree, according to groundbreaking new ... read more

Gesturing Can Boost Children's Creative Thinking

Dec. 14, 2016 — Encouraging children to use gestures as they think can help them come up with more creative ideas, according to new ... read more

Federal Report Recommends Teaching Self-Regulation in Schools

Dec. 6, 2016 — A new federal report recommends that schools emphasize building children's "self-regulation" skills in order to increase opportunities for student success in a number of ... read more

Knowing One's Place in a Social Hierarchy

Dec. 7, 2016 — When you start a new job, it's normal to spend the first day working out who's who in the pecking order, information that will come in handy for making connections in the future. In an fMRI study, ... read more

Subsidized Housing Works Better for Some Kids Than Others

Nov. 29, 2016 — Living in subsidized housing seems to give a boost to children with high standardized test scores and few behavior problems, but it has the opposite effect on students who score poorly and have ... read more

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January 20, 2017

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Highly Gifted Children Benefit from Explanation as Much as Their Peers

Jan. 18, 2017 — We often assume that highly gifted children always perform at maximum capacity. However, new research shows that this group also benefits from training and explanation. Strangely enough, the benefits ... read more

Must-See-TV: Educational Shows That Entertain Have Greater Impact on Faithful Viewers

Jan. 17, 2017 — A study of viewing audiences shows that the television programs most effective at imparting an educational message about social behaviors are the ones that keep people watching engaged and coming ... read more

Should Biomedical Graduate Schools Ignore the GRE?

Jan. 11, 2017 — The Graduate Record Exam (GRE), which is required for admission to graduate and doctorate programs across the country, is not the best indicator for predicting a student's success while pursuing ... read more

Stock Market Fails to Predict Product Performance

Jan. 11, 2017 — Contrary to what many in the business world believe, investors cannot reliably predict how a new product will perform, finds a new ... read more

Parents’ Presence When TV Viewing With Child Affects Learning Ability

Jan. 3, 2017 — A study shows an increased physiological change in children when parents view programs with them as opposed to being in a separate ... read more

Lecturing Likely Not Effective for Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Students

Dec. 14, 2016 — Traditional university lectures are likely not an effective way to help post-secondary students acquire problem-solving skills. In a recent study, researchers developed a testing system to measure ... read more

Sexual Harassment Common Among Middle School Children, Study Finds

Dec. 9, 2016 — Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, says a bullying and youth violence expert. The ... read more

Helping Children Achieve More in School

Dec. 7, 2016 — Researchers show that secondary school children with normal intellectual ability but poor grades are also less effective in their learning strategies. This discovery guides teachers and parents on ... read more

Portions of the Brain Fall Asleep and Wake Back Up All the Time

Dec. 2, 2016 — When we are in a deep slumber our brain's activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of human bodies rise up and sit down around a sports stadium. It's hard to ... read more

Augmented Reality Advances Learning Especially in Informal Science Education Context

Nov. 28, 2016 — The aim of a new research project was to analyze learning using Augmented Reality (AR) technology and the motivational and cognitive aspects related to it in an informal learning ... read more

Students Have Trouble Judging the Credibility of Information Online, Researchers Find

Nov. 23, 2016 — Education scholars say youth are duped by sponsored content and don't always recognize political bias of social ... read more

Dementia on the Downslide, Especially Among People With More Education, Study Finds

Nov. 21, 2016 — In a hopeful sign for the health of the nation's brains, the percentage of American seniors with dementia is dropping, a new study finds. The downward trend has emerged despite something else ... read more

Charter Schools Enroll More Girls, With Boys More Likely to Leave

Nov. 16, 2016 — Charter schools – particularly middle and high schools – enroll a larger share of girls than do traditional public schools, in part because boys are more likely to exit charter schools, finds a ... read more

A Father's Influence Makes for Better Grades

Nov. 16, 2016 — The warmth of a father's love has a special influence on young people, and makes them feel optimistic and determined to strive for greater things. It also boosts the math grades of teenage girls ... read more

Even Physicists Are 'Afraid' of Mathematics

Nov. 11, 2016 — Physicists avoid highly mathematical work despite being trained in advanced mathematics, new research ... read more

When Fish Come to School, Kids Get Hooked on Science

Nov. 10, 2016 — A program that brings live fish into K-12 classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a study ... read more

When Do Speech Difficulties in Children Matter for Literacy?

Nov. 7, 2016 — Speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age, new research ... read more

Being More Like Men Does Not Help Women in STEM Careers

Nov. 2, 2016 — Even when women were more like men 20 to 40 years ago, it didn’t help them get a job in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, says one ... read more

Positive School Climates Can Narrow Achievement Gaps, Comprehensive Research Review Confirms

Nov. 1, 2016 — Positive school climates contribute to academic achievement and can improve outcomes for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new ... read more

Closed Captions, Transcripts Aid Learning for Almost All Students

Nov. 1, 2016 — Most college and university students who use closed captions and transcripts on video and multimedia find them helpful as a learning tool, despite them not regularly being made available, according ... read more

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Highly gifted children benefit from explanation as much as their peers

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Must-see-TV: Educational shows that entertain have greater impact on faithful viewers

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Parents’ presence when TV viewing with child affects learning ability

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Lecturing likely not effective for developing problem-solving skills in students

Friday, December 9, 2016

Sexual harassment common among middle school children, study finds

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Helping children achieve more in school

Friday, December 2, 2016

Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time

Monday, November 28, 2016

Augmented reality advances learning especially in informal science education context

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Students have trouble judging the credibility of information online, researchers find

Monday, November 21, 2016

Dementia on the downslide, especially among people with more education, study finds

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Friday, November 11, 2016

Even physicists are 'afraid' of mathematics

Thursday, November 10, 2016

When fish come to school, kids get hooked on science

Monday, November 7, 2016

When do speech difficulties in children matter for literacy?

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Being more like men does not help women in STEM careers

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Understanding mind-wandering could shed light on mental illness

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Gender gaps in math persist, with teachers underrating girls' math skills

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Many kids not ready for kindergarten

Monday, October 24, 2016

Robotic tutors for primary school children

Friday, October 21, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Pre-university skills course boosts students' A-level success

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Race influences teachers' referrals to special and gifted education, finds study

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Why do some STEM fields have fewer women than others? Study may have the answer

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Failed replication shows literary fiction doesn't boost social cognition

Monday, October 3, 2016

Family-centered pre-kindergarten provides a strong foundation for children's mental health and school success

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Implicit bias may help explain high preschool expulsion rates for black children

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Sociologists examine shift from 'No Child Left Behind' to 'Children Left Behind'

Friday, September 23, 2016

Automated screening for childhood communication disorders

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Research shows that how students engage with feedback is as important as its content

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Monday, September 19, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Friday, September 9, 2016

How long should children be allowed to play video games?

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Many college students take remedial courses, but only some benefit, researchers find

Friday, September 2, 2016

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016

Fair or unfair? Facial cues influence how social exclusion is judged

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

For teens, feeling safe at school means increased academic success

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016

Young, gifted, first-generation minority science students motivated by prosocial values

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Are urban black males shortchanged in classroom?

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016

Persistence makes the difference in minority participation in science, researchers say

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Positive teacher-student relationships boost good behavior in teenagers for up to 4 years

Monday, August 8, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

Cognitive ability varies, but prejudice is universal