Posts Tagged ‘education’
Kindergarten math lessons are ‘old news’
VANDERBILT (US) — Kindergarten teachers say they spend most of their math instructional time teaching lessons students have already mastered, like shapes and basic counting. Continue…
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:26 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 9, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment
School obesity rate shifts pregnancy risk
PENN STATE (US) — As the prevalence of obesity rises in a high school, so does the risk of an obese female student bearing a child, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 9:20 - 2 Comments
Mind-body class helps med students cope
BOSTON U. (US) — A new class for medical students may increase their self-compassion and ability to manage thoughts and tasks more effectively, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 14:04 - 0 Comments
Menopause skills fall short for new ob/gyns
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Not even one in five trainee obstetrics and gynecology doctors in the United States receives formal training in menopause medicine, training most of them say they want. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 2, 2013 13:56 - 0 Comments
Grassroots schools educate hard-to-reach kids
UC DAVIS (US) — An effort to create nonformal schools for children in Bangladesh who would not attend school otherwise is showing promising results. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 30, 2013 13:00 - 0 Comments
Coaches shape attitudes about sexual assault
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Young male athletes who took part in a program led by coaches were less likely to engage in abusive behaviors toward their female partners. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 16:20 - 0 Comments
Redshirt hype? Most don’t delay kindergarten
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Delaying a child’s entry into kindergarten—known as “redshirting”—is not as common as thought, but the percentage varies greatly depending on the child’s community. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 12:13 - 1 Comment
Interns spend ‘shockingly’ little time with patients
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hospital interns spend just 12 percent of duty time examining or talking with patients, far less than they spend on paperwork and computer time. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 24, 2013 10:02 - 2 Comments
Low-achieving students don’t get top teachers
STANFORD (US) — A study of a major urban school district reveals that high-achieving students tend to get the best teachers, leaving others to less experienced instructors. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 22, 2013 14:19 - 3 Comments
College athletes learn to lose ‘dumb jock’ label
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — College coaches who emphasize players’ academic abilities may be the best defense against negative typecasting of student athletes. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 22, 2013 10:58 - 0 Comments
In big high schools, race marks social divide
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Students who attend large high schools are less likely to form interracial friendships, new research finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 19, 2013 9:55 - 2 Comments
Are US teachers ready for science standards?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — America’s K-12 teachers are not fully prepared to meet a new set of science standards that call for more hands-on learning, according to a new report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 15:09 - 1 Comment
To teach kids math, keep hands moving
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Students perform better in math when their instructors use hand gestures—a simple teaching tool that could pay off in higher-level classes like algebra. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 28, 2013 14:42 - 0 Comments
Late preterm birth may affect early testing
EMORY (US) — A new study shows that children born a few weeks early or whose mothers completed less schooling are at higher risk of failing first grade standardized tests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 20, 2013 10:36 - 1 Comment
Verbally acute women avoid STEM careers
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Women are less likely to pursue jobs in science and technology because their better language skills give them more career options, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 19, 2013 10:06 - 0 Comments
Double majors ‘cross-pollinate’ campus
VANDERBILT (US) — College students with double majors are the kind of innovative thinkers that society needs to tackle its big problems, a new report suggests. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 15, 2013 9:43 - 3 Comments
Gender gaps linger in reading and math
U. LEEDS (UK) / U. MISSOURI (US) — Twice as many boys are in the world’s top one percent of math students, but girls outdo boys in reading by an even larger margin. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 15, 2013 8:54 - 1 Comment
No ‘study drugs’ for healthy kids, say doctors
YALE (US) — Prescribing ADHD drugs for children without attention issues is “not justifiable,” say doctors in a new statement. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 14, 2013 8:31 - 0 Comments
College doesn’t raise risk of substance abuse
PENN STATE (US) — Despite the high level of binge drinking on college campuses, enrollment doesn’t lead to substance abuse later in adulthood—and in some cases, may actually prevent it. (more…)
