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Tag: K-12
Research to make (fun) multi-player gaming an educational experience
A new video game framework brings together two well-studied approaches to educational software in order to keep multiple players engrossed in the learning experience while fostering collaboration and problem solving. The framework is one of the first to integrate narrative-centered…
Trauma and kids: The role of the early childhood teacher
As catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales and Queensland, thousands of people are reeling from the devastation. It’s a shocking start to Australia’s fire season, but beyond the physical damage, the emotional scars persist, especially for Australia’s…
Trauma and kids: The role of the early childhood teacher
As catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales and Queensland, thousands of people are reeling from the devastation. It’s a shocking start to Australia’s fire season, but beyond the physical damage, the emotional scars persist, especially for Australia’s…
Federal funding targets critical need in disability education
Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will help train University of Arizona students to serve young people with visual and hearing impairments. Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education will help address a critical shortage in educational interpreters, rehabilitation…
Federal funding targets critical need in disability education
Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will help train University of Arizona students to serve young people with visual and hearing impairments. Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education will help address a critical shortage in educational interpreters, rehabilitation…
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
Text-based nudges to high school seniors boost financial aid filing, college enrollment
High school seniors who receive texted reminders–or “nudges”–from their school counselors are 17 percent more likely to complete the college financial aid application process and 8 percent more likely to enroll in college directly after graduating than their peers who…
National poll: Half of parents have declined kids’ play date invites
Many parents aren’t comfortable with their child playing at another family’s home — but only 1 in 4 have been asked about safety issues by another parent pre-playdate
American Physical Society invites Fort Lauderdale to discover plasma
Free hands-on science events offered to teachers, students and the public
Are high school personality traits associated with later dementia diagnoses?
What The Study Did: A national sample of high school students in the United States in 1960 was used in this observational study to assess whether personality traits measured in high school were associated with dementia diagnoses more than 50 years…
Finding upends theory about the cerebellum’s role in reading and dyslexia
WASHINGTON — New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it is sometimes treated, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists say. The cerebellum, a brain structure traditionally considered to be involved in motor function, has…
Rewarding teamwork is key to improving primary children’s spelling, says study
Findings show it’s better for teachers to reward highest achieving team instead of best performing pupil
Teen study reveals how schools influence e-cigarette use, outlines prevention strategies
When e-cigarettes hit the U.S. market in 2007, they were promoted to adult smokers as a safer, healthier alternative to traditional, combustible cigarettes. The unintended consequence of vaping devices and e-cigarettes, however, is a new generation of vapers — teenagers…
$300,000 NIH award to boost STEM proficiency through augmented reality gameplay
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Explore Interactive, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, has received a $300,000 Phase I SBIR award from the National Institutes of Health for its augmented reality platform to help students learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).…
Decoding how kids get into hacking
New research from Michigan State University is the first to identify characteristics and gender-specific behaviors in kids that could lead kids to become juvenile hackers.
Three Faces of Teen Popularity: Being Feared, Being Loved, and Being Feared and Loved
Study Identifies Distinct Types of Teen Popularity; ‘Machiavellian-like’ Teens Are the Most Popular
Supporting menstruating girls: Are we making progress?
September 11, 2019 -Attention to menstruation and its relationship to girls’ schooling is gaining ground, yet many challenges remain. Interventions have often focused on developing WASH –water, sanitation and hygiene — infrastructure and menstrual hygiene products which may not be…
Adolescents with high levels of physical activity perform better in school over two years
Adolescents with higher levels of physical activity performed better in school during transition from primary school to lower secondary school than their physically inactive peers, a new study from Finland shows. However, the researchers, from the University of Jyväskylä, found…
Student body diversity goals & giving parents a say in where their child goes to school
INFORMS Journal Operations Research New Study Key Takeaways: A new algorithm achieves school diversity goals while allowing parents to still have a say in where their child attends. The only caveat with the model is there is no way to…
Building a storytelling app to support literacy amongst deaf children
Prototyping apps to promote literacy is the latest study in Elsevier’s Telematics and Informatics to
Youth: Transgender people should use bathroom they’re most comfortable in
Transgender rights continue to be under threat in several states, but a new study reveals that young
Family-school engagement has specific perks for young students
MU study highlights an incentive for families to stay engaged with school
Family-school engagement has specific perks for young students
MU study highlights an incentive for families to stay engaged with school
Canadian children’s diet quality during school hours improves over 11-year period
Surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13 per cent improvement in the quality of foods consumed by Canadian children during school hours, a new UBC study has found. “It’s essential to look at what foods children are eating at…
Disability categories in education were redefined to exclude minorities, study shows
Educators, parents redefined terms to keep people out of most desirable special ed categories
Tech time not to blame for teens’ mental health problems
Study of 400 teens finds little evidence linking excessive smartphone use and mental health outcomes
Wiggling it beats a path for a better performance at school
Rhythmic moves helps children’s self-regulation skills
Study reveals school savings accounts can dry up in ‘financial deserts’
College savings programs are less effective in neighborhoods lacking traditional banks, professor sa