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Study Finds Link Between Facebook Use, Lower Grades in College
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot ...
Study: Small Classes Give Extra Boost to Low-Achieving Students
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. That’s the finding of a study on the long-term effects of class ...
Small classes give extra boost to low-achieving students
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. That's the finding of a study on the long-term effects of class size in the November ...
Economical, nonpolluting solutions to greenhouse growing found
Oct 31, 2007 |
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A recent study of an ancient growing medium has implications for advancing growth and yield of greenhouse crops grown in soilless conditions.
NASA to stage student science competition
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is giving U.S. students the chance to see what it's like to be a NASA scientist.
Small classes have long-term benefit for all students, research says
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Oct 09, 2009 |
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Providing small classes for at least several consecutive grades starting in early elementary school gives students the best chance to succeed in later grades, according to groundbreaking new research from ...
Financial barriers to attending college affect academic goals in young students
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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Most young students do not enjoy homework. However, after being told that good grades will help them get into college and lead to a better life, most students eventually buckle down and start studying. But what if college ...
Undergrad academic performance linked to neural signals
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Students will have to use their brains to get good grades at school this year, according to new University of Toronto research that relates brain activity to undergraduate academic performance.
Finances can shape kids' intentions about college
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May 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If college seems too expensive, what is the point of doing homework?
No need to split twins for good grades: study
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Whether or not twins are separated at school, a subject of debate that is often a dilemma for parents, has no affect on their grades, according to a Dutch study published Tuesday.
Study: Privatized Philly schools did not keep pace
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Public middle-grades schools placed under private management in 2002 as part of a state-run overhaul of the Philadelphia School District did not keep pace with the rest of the city's public schools, according to a study published ...
Children with sleep disorder symptoms are more likely to have trouble academically
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Students with symptoms of sleep disorders are more likely to receive bad grades in classes such as math, reading and writing than peers without symptoms of sleep disorders, according to a research abstract that will be presented ...
Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University ...
Keep boys and girls together, research suggests
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Boys and girls may learn differently, but American parents should think twice before moving their children to sex-segregated schools. A new Tel Aviv University study has found that girls improve boys’ grades markedly at school.
Antisocial conduct and decision making about aggressive behavior influence each other in teens
Mar 25, 2008 |
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A new study challenges the idea that antisocial behavior is relatively unchangeable during the teenage years. The study, published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development, found that decision making ...
