News tagged with education data

Digital divide widens, research finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- The "digital divide" -- the gap in Internet access and usage due to socioeconomic factors -- is increasing, according to research published in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Benefits of high quality child care persist 30 years later: research

Adults who participated in a high quality early childhood education program in the 1970s are still benefiting from their early experiences in a variety of ways, according to a new study.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Soybean rust PIPE: Past, present and future

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the origin, function, successes, limitations, and future of the Soybean Rust Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE).

Biology / Other

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows suburban schools have worked to 'hoard' advantages

As suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts, a new study by University of Kansas researchers shows.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eat your fruits and vegetables! Californians seem to be listening

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public health priority for disease prevention and maintenance ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- By mining data from the 2000 Census, sociologist Michael Rosenfeld figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Structure more effective in high school science classes, study reveals

Self-led, self-structured inquiry may be the best method to train scientists at the college level and beyond, but it's not the ideal way for all high school students to prepare for college science.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that your looks, creditworthiness may go hand in hand

New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3