Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order
Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.
Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2024
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An Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)-led study has unveiled important insights and actionable protocols into providing equitable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) experiences for high school students ...
Education
Mar 8, 2024
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A new group of young children has just started school for the first time, with many excited about new friends, uniforms and being at "big school."
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2024
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We rank almost everything. The top 10 restaurants in our vicinity, the best cities to visit, the best movies to watch. To understand whether the rankings were any good you'd want know who was doing the ranking. And what it ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2024
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Engineering courses are a popular choice among South African university students. But these courses are also grueling, and the attrition rates are high. The Council on Higher Education reports that half of the engineering ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2024
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Federal and state governments have just released a national framework for generative AI in schools. This paves the way for generative AI—algorithms that can create new content—to be used routinely in classrooms around ...
Education
Dec 4, 2023
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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT based on Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the ways we think, learn and work.
Education
Nov 22, 2023
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Could an algorithm take your job someday? Concerns about artificial intelligence, or AI, are plaguing U.S. workers, according to a new American Psychological Association poll.
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2023
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Politicians across parties are proposing ways to promote vocational education in England. Rishi Sunak has pledged to limit "rip-off" university courses and boost apprenticeships—diverting school students away from university ...
Education
Jul 25, 2023
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When it comes to disaster response and recovery operations, it is crucial that workers are prepared before there is an emergency, according to Rutgers researchers.
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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