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October 7, 2023

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New Research Highlights Importance of Equity in Education

Sep. 18, 2023 — A new study looks at the impact of learning environments on the academic success of racialized students. Compared to their peers, these students feel they have less control in their academic environment, less confidence and self-efficacy in their ...

How Education, Work and Motherhood Shape Women's Life 'Pathways'

Sep. 13, 2023 — A new study offers insights into the ways that education, work and motherhood shape the lives of women in the United States. In a longitudinal study of more than 8,100 women, the researchers found seven 'pathways' that illustrate the way major life ...

In the Age of ChatGPT, What's It Like to Be Accused of Cheating?

Sep. 12, 2023 — A new study looks at how college students react to being accused of using ChatGPT to cheat on ...

Poor Time Management Causes Poor Sleep for College Students

Aug. 8, 2023 — Poor time management skills, particularly in organization, can lead to poor sleep quality for college ...

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Breaking in the Black Box of Pedagogical Authority

Sep. 19, 2023 — How does pedagogical authority operate in the classroom? A team has produced one of the first in-depth field studies on this subject. By filming teachers in training over a period of several months, ...

Teachers Who Struggle to Cope With Stress Report Far Lower Job Satisfaction

Apr. 10, 2023 — As teacher shortages continue to worsen across the United States, a new study gives insight into why so many stressed and burnt-out teachers are leaving the profession. The study found teachers who ...

Internet Access Must Become Human Right or We Risk Ever-Widening Inequality

Apr. 7, 2023 — People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic ...

Active Learning Methods Are Best for Addressing Sustainability Issues

Dec. 19, 2022 — According to an international team of educators, active learning methods, such as problem-based learning, project-based learning, and challenge-based learning are necessary to provide engineering ...

Researchers Propose Methods for Automatic Detection of Doxing

Dec. 12, 2022 — A new automated approach to detect doxing -- a form of cyberbullying in which certain private or personally identifiable information is publicly shared without an individual's consent or knowledge -- ...

Pre-Teen Children Believe 'Brilliance' Is a Male Trait, and This Stereotype Increases in Strength Up to the Age of Twelve

July 25, 2022 — Children hold stereotypical views that 'brilliance' is a male trait, and this belief strengthens as they grow up to the age of twelve, researchers ...

Japanese Population Projected to Live Longer Without Dementia

Apr. 27, 2022 — A new microsimulation projects that over the next 20 years, Japanese people will live longer without dementia, but older women with a less than high school education will benefit less than ...

Impact of Family Background on Children's Education Unchanged in a Century, Research Reveals

Apr. 20, 2022 — A study which looked at data from 92,000 individuals born between 1921 and 2011, has revealed the achievement gap between children from impoverished ...

California's Push for Computer Science Education Examined

Feb. 24, 2022 — Despite California's computer science education policies, gender, racial and ethnic disparities persist among the high schools that offer these courses, the students enrolled in them and the faculty ...

Want Students to Do Better in Class? Send Them on Culturally Enriching Field Trips

Feb. 22, 2022 — Students who attended three different field trips in fourth or fifth grade scored higher on end-of-grade exams, received higher course grades, were ...

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Increased Risk of Depression and Anxiety When in Higher Education, Study Finds

Sep. 29, 2023 — Young people who are in higher education in England face a small increased risk of depression and anxiety, compared to their peers who are not attending higher education, finds a new ...

Greater Gender Equality Helps Both Women and Men Live Longer

Mar. 6, 2023 — The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it ...

What Constitutes Teacher Expertise? New Research Points to the Answer

Dec. 21, 2022 — Research has identified key characteristics and practices of expert ...

Masks Can Put Cognitive Performance in Check, Chess Study Finds

Dec. 9, 2022 — Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations, a new study of chess players has found. The study analyzed almost three million chess moves played by more than eight ...

The Secret to STEM Diversity May Lie in Peer Mentorship

Dec. 7, 2022 — A new paper shows that when first-year female STEM students are mentored by student peers, the positive ripple effect lasts throughout their undergraduate years and into their postgraduate lives, ...

Children Have Less Perceived Access to Important Tools Than Reported by Their Parents

Nov. 29, 2022 — According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents ...

In-Person Learning Helped Narrow Reading Gaps During Pandemic

Nov. 17, 2022 — A study has found that although there were steep learning losses in reading for elementary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person learning opportunities helped some of those students ...

Research Points to Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Young People Who Have Attended University

Nov. 10, 2022 — University attendance appears to produce better mental health outcomes for young people, according to new research. The study also suggests that a university environment has a positive influence on ...

Warning of the Need to Standardize the Beach Safety Signage System

Oct. 31, 2022 — A study warns that safety flag systems differ even between beaches in close proximity to each other, and that this lack of uniformity may be due to an outdated legal framework and the absence of an ...

Universities Love Interdisciplinary STEM Programs, but What About Students?

Oct. 17, 2022 — A recent study reveals how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers and beyond -- and how universities should respond to support such ...

Teachers Detail Digital Safety Concerns, Strategies in Elementary Schools

Oct. 13, 2022 — Elementary school teachers raised concerns about cyberbullying, students accessing inappropriate content online and other ...

Research Finds Earlier Start Times Have Little Effect on Elementary School Outcomes

Oct. 13, 2022 — Earlier elementary school day start times predict less sleep for students but have little to no effect on their educational outcomes, according to new ...

When School Feels 'Like Prison,' Test Scores, College Attendance Drop

Sep. 21, 2022 — Students at high schools with prominent security measures have lower math scores, are less likely to attend college and are suspended more compared to students in schools with less surveillance, a ...

High School Students With Disabilities Achieve Better Outcomes in Inclusive Academic Settings

Sep. 15, 2022 — Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 percent of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better ...

Teachers Want Support to Embrace Nature Play in Primary Education

Aug. 25, 2022 — While nature play infrastructure grows, new research from Australia shows that teachers also need a knowledge-boost on how to best link nature play areas to the curriculum and children's ...

'Tracking' Students Can Be Beneficial, Study Finds

Aug. 24, 2022 — College students who are marginally placed into 'high-ability' classes have lower grades and graduation rates, according to new ...

Scientists Want to Bridge Public Divide

Aug. 24, 2022 — Scientists conducted a survey of 530 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff at U.S. academic institutions to examine their motivations and barriers to participation in science ...

Preterm Birth's Link With Educational Attainment Explored in U.K. Primary and Secondary Schoolchildren

Aug. 17, 2022 — All children born before full term are more likely to have poorer attainment during primary school compared with children born full term (39-41 weeks), but only children born very preterm -- before ...

Strategies Revealed for Effective Delivery of K-12 Online Education

Aug. 11, 2022 — A new analysis by education researchers reveals best practices and challenges for online K-12 ...

50 Years of Research Productivity Trends Across Fields and Genders

Aug. 10, 2022 — An analysis of scholarly research papers published in the last 50 years provides new insights into trends in research productivity, highlighting an overall increase in productivity and a worldwide ...

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