Educational Technology News
December 7, 2024
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Nov. 18, 2024 It turns out gaming is good for you! New research indicates massive multiplayer online gamers learn by gaming and their skills in the workplace are enriched by those seemingly endless hours previously thought of as frittering away ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Physical cash not only influences how much we spend but also fosters a profound sense of psychological ownership that digital payments cannot replicate, according to new ...
Oct. 23, 2024 A new study by learning analytics researchers presents key considerations for generative AI (GenAI) educational tools so they are carefully developed to support, rather than replace, human ...
Oct. 8, 2024 A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public ...
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Sep. 16, 2024 An experiment tested six generative large language models against students in an online introductory biomedical and health informatics course. The models scored higher than as many as three quarters ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Researchers developed a new smartphone-based digital holographic microscope that enables precision 3D measurements. The highly portable and inexpensive microscope could help bring 3D measurement ...
Sep. 4, 2024 A study has found that improved artificial intelligence (AI) training is required when developing nutrition apps that are used to track food intake ...
Aug. 27, 2024 A new study on the causal relationship between video gaming and mental well-being challenges commonly held views about the effects of ...
Aug. 19, 2024 Swiping through online videos to relieve boredom may actually make people more bored and less satisfied or engaged with the content, according to new ...
Aug. 11, 2024 Researchers have uncovered a more nuanced view of what makes an 'ideal' computer science student, challenging long-held stereotypes of geeky, clever, detail-oriented men, who lack social ...
Aug. 2, 2024 Eye-tracking allows studying aspects that cannot be seen, for example, the thinking processes of a student solving a mathematical problem. Researchers have integrated eye-tracking into education and ...
July 1, 2024 Researchers have come up with exciting and sophisticated new mapping technology enabling future generations to get involved in creating their own future built landscape. They say that planners are ...
June 26, 2024 Experienced exam markers may struggle to spot answers generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have ...
June 10, 2024 Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, ...
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July 17, 2024 Researchers have developed the chatbot Iris, which offers informatics students personalized assistance with programming assignments. A study has now confirmed the chatbot's success: Iris ...
May 30, 2024 Cultivating creativity in schools is vital for a future driven by artificial intelligence (AI). But while teachers embrace creativity as an essential 21st century skill, a lack of valid and reliable ...
May 6, 2024 Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...
May 6, 2024 New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR ...
May 3, 2024 A new study sheds light on the role that new and traditional media play in promoting and affecting character development, emotions, prosocial behavior and well-being (aka happiness) in ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Sure, ChatGPT can write a poem about your pet in the style of T.S Eliot, but generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have a potentially more useful role to play in idea generation according ...
Mar. 11, 2024 Researchers have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to create 3D images of more than half of all the world's animal groups, including ...
Feb. 27, 2024 Intelligent tutoring systems for math problems helped pupils remain or even increase their performance during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from five ...
Feb. 20, 2024 A new study reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the ...
Feb. 7, 2024 A teacher's gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new ...
Dec. 7, 2023 Researchers have developed a weeklong high school curriculum that helps students quickly grasp concepts in both color chemistry and artificial intelligence -- while sparking their curiosity about ...
Nov. 17, 2023 Time spent watching television or playing computer games has measurable and long-term effects on children's brain function, according to a review of 23 years of neuroimaging research, which ...
Oct. 18, 2023 The changing information technology industry, latest artificial intelligence applications, high demand for IT professionals, and evolving need for learning are leading to the search for innovations ...
Oct. 2, 2023 Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according to new research. Older people (those 24 years and older) spend 4.6 hours ...
Sep. 12, 2023 A new study looks at how college students react to being accused of using ChatGPT to cheat on ...
Aug. 24, 2023 Parents are spending considerable amounts of energy thinking about and mitigating the risks associated with their kids using mobile phones and the ...
Aug. 10, 2023 Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has ...
July 31, 2023 A new study finds unsupervised, online exams can provide a valid and reliable assessment of student learning, but instructors should be aware of potential weak ...
July 31, 2023 Engineers have designed a new, shape-shifting display that can fit on a card table and allows users to draw 3D designs and ...
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- Using Digital Media to Relax Is Related to Lower-Quality Parenting
- Reasons Behind Gamer Rage in Children Are Complex -- And Children Are Good at Naming Them