News tagged with classes
'Shoot-'em-up' video game increases teenagers' science knowledge
Dec 08, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
2
While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the "Immune Attack" video game measurably improved their understanding ...
Cooperative learning methods top list of effective approaches for secondary mathematics
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Cooperative learning methods have been found to be most effective in raising the math scores of middle and high school students, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's ...
Inexpensive face-to-face weight-loss support programmes effective
May 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- For people trying to maintain weight after participation in a weight-loss programme, support from nurses is as effective as a more expensive intensive programme with dieticians and exercise specialists. The ...
Kids get health benefit from yoga
Apr 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
When Alayna Kurek panicked one day about forgotten homework, the 9-year-old stunned her school counselor by using a yoga breathing technique to calm down.
It pays to compare: Comparison helps children grasp math concepts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
Comparing different ways of solving math problems is a great way to help middle schoolers learn new math concepts, researchers from Vanderbilt and Harvard universities have found.
Troops give new meaning to distance learning
Apr 05, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The day starts before 8 a.m. for Jonathan Richman, a religious-program specialist 2nd class with the U.S. Navy, based at Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Study finds that students benefit from depth, rather than breadth, in high school science courses
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
A recent study reports that high school students who study fewer science topics, but study them in greater depth, have an advantage in college science classes over their peers who study more topics and spend less time on ...
Yoga provides emotional benefits to women with breast cancer
Feb 25, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Women undertaking a ten week program of 75 minute Restorative Yoga (RY) classes gained positive differences in aspects of mental health such as depression, positive emotions, and spirituality (feeling calm/peaceful) compared ...
Dry beans inhibit development of mammary cancer
Feb 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
As the world seeks new ways to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, more research continues to be conducted on the benefits of certain foods in reducing people's risk of contracting ...
Evolution war still rages 200 years after Darwin's birth
Biology /
Feb 01, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (8) |
16
Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.
Free Exercise and Nutrition Program in Brazil Could Serve as Model in United States
Jan 13, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
What if free exercise classes were offered in public spaces such as parks, beaches and recreation centers? When a city government in Brazil tried such a program, it greatly increased physical activity among ...
