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Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
Two findings from a new
national study reveal the
power of mentors,
particularly those in the
teaching profession: for all
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Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
Learning to talk also
changes the way speech
sounds are heard, according
to a new study. The findings
could have a major impact on
... > full story
Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
Gossip in the workplace can
be a weapon in reputational
warfare or a gift and can
offer clues to power and
influence not found on
organizational charts. New
... > full story
Fighting Sleep: Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
A research collaboration of
biologists and
neuroscientists has found a
molecular pathway in the
brain that is the cause of
... > full story
- Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
- Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
- Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
- Fighting Sleep: Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
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Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-income Adolescents
November 6, 2009 — School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new ... > full story -
Literary Arabic Is Expressed In Brain Of Arabic Speakers As A Second Language
November 5, 2009 — Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue, according to a new study. The research offers an explanation for the objective and ... > full story -
Poor Start Between A Class And Its Teacher Almost Impossible To Rectify
November 4, 2009 — The relationship between a teacher and class is important for the learning achievement of pupils and their pleasure in learning. A Dutch researcher discovered that these teacher-class relationships ... > full story -
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Preschoolers Challenge Stereotypical Gender Roles
November 4, 2009 — According to research from Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ... > full story -
Musical Sensibility Can Help Shape Teaching, Research Education
October 28, 2009 — An education professor says the underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative ... > full story -
Changes In Brain Chemicals Mark Shifts In Infant Learning
October 28, 2009 — When do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions -- such as learning when to leave the mother's protection to start exploring the world. ... > full story -
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Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says
October 26, 2009 — To adequately prepare today's students for tomorrow's global economy, one teacher education expert favors "transcultural education," which he defines as an experience that goes beyond the traditional ... > full story -
Could Some Forms Of Mental Retardation Be Treated With Drugs?
October 25, 2009 — Growth factors are the proteins that trigger a countless number of actions in cells. Drugs that increase or decrease certain growth factors have lead to treatments for cancer and cardiovascular ... > full story -
It Takes Two To Tutor A Sparrow
October 22, 2009 — It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to ... > full story -
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Small Classes Give Extra Boost To Low-achieving Students
October 19, 2009 — Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra ... > full story
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