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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...
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Early academic skills, not behavior, best predict school success
Nov 13, 2007 |
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An educational study unprecedented in scope finds that children who enter kindergarten with elementary mathematics and reading skills are the most likely to experience later academic success -- whether or not they have social ...
Full-day kindergarteners' reading, math gains fade by 3rd grade
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Children in full-day kindergarten have slightly better reading and math skills than children in part-day kindergarten, but these initial academic benefits diminish soon after the children leave kindergarten. This loss is ...
Simulation training improves skills for catheter insertion
May 14, 2009 |
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New technology allows student doctors to practice operations and other procedures on simulators before trying them out on real patients, just as pilots practice for emergencies on aircraft simulators. Medical educators feel ...
Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year
Oct 14, 2009 |
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The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on BMJ.com today.
MS can affect children's IQ, thinking skills
May 12, 2008 |
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with memory, attention ...
Socioeconomic Desegregation Alone Is Not Effective in Improving Classroom Performance
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with ...
Self-regulation game predicts kindergarten achievement
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Jun 08, 2009 |
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Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent ...
Social skills, extracurricular activities in high school pay off later in life
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Mar 25, 2009 |
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It turns out that being voted "Most likely to succeed" in high school might actually be a good predictor of one's financial and educational success later in life.
Pre-K students benefit when teachers are supportive
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May 15, 2008 |
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States are investing considerable amounts of money in pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds. A new study finds that the quality of interactions between teachers and children plays a key role in accounting for gains in ...
University of Denver bullying victimization study
Feb 22, 2008 |
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A University of Denver study shows a curriculum-based bullying prevention program reduced incidents of bullying by 20 percent, twice as much as in the study control group.
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