News tagged with female teachers
Teacher talk strains voices, especially for women
Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices -- they're 32 times more likely to experience voice problems, according to one study. And unlike singers ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Gender bias found in student ratings of high school science teachers
A study of 18,000 biology, chemistry and physics students has uncovered notable gender bias in student ratings of high school science teachers.
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Changing people's behavior: From reducing bullying to training scientists
If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research, targeting the most influential students in a school ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Study debunks myths about gender and math performance
A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement — in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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EURO 2012 is likely to hit school exam results, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- School students who take their GCSEs during a major international football tournament, such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship, get worse exam results than they would ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Scientists: Lions and tigers roar a bit like babies cry
When lions and tigers roar loudly and deeply – terrifying every creature within earshot – they are somewhat like human babies crying for attention, although their voices are much deeper.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake
Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and older students being the most severely affected, according to a study published in the November issue ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Women making slow, sure strides in science, math
For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home - a sorority for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady shift in technical fields that have been traditionally filled with men.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2011 |
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1 in 4 children exposed to some form of family violence
More than 1 in 4 children have been exposed to physical violence between their parents at some time, 1 in 9 of them during the past year, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Gaga's anti-bullying stance can help, says expert
Lady Gaga and other celebrities commenting on bullying have the chance to teach young people about the horrors of bullying abuse, says the director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Sex segregation in schools detrimental to equality
Students who attend sex-segregated schools are not necessarily better educated than students who attend coeducational schools, but they are more likely to accept gender stereotypes, according to a team of psychologists.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Sex hormones impact career choices
(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2011 |
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