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Tying education to future goals may boost grades more than helping with homework
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2009 |
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Helping middle school students with their homework may not be the best way to get them on the honor roll. But telling them how important academic performance is to their future job prospects and providing specific strategies ...
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Can middle class families make urban schools better?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Due to the economy, more middle-class families are passing on private schools in favor of the local public school.
Astronauts to talk with selected students
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency says some U.S. students will be talking this week with the astronauts who will service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Zero tolerance policies can work against cohesion in schools
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Students who feel connected to their peers and teachers are more inclined to alert a teacher or principal if they hear a fellow student "wants to do something dangerous," according to a new study published ...
Survey: Drug use increases in U.S. schools
Aug 16, 2007 |
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A Columbia University study suggests 16 million U.S. high school and middle school students attend drug-infested schools.
Teacher support is key to self-esteem for Chinese and US youth
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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As children go back to school this fall, a new cross-cultural study finds that for both Chinese and American middle schoolers, students who feel supported by their teachers tend to have higher self-esteem, and those who don't ...
Socioeconomic Desegregation Alone Is Not Effective in Improving Classroom Performance
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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 ...
UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, ...
Teaching science: Is discovery better than telling?
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Western Michigan University researchers have discovered that in the academic debate over whether young science students learn more through experimenting or direct instruction, there's little difference.
Cooperative learning methods top list of effective approaches for secondary mathematics
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Jun 26, 2009 |
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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 ...
Later school start times may improve sleep in adolescents and decrease risk of auto accidents
Dec 15, 2008 |
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A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that after a one-hour delay of school start times, teens increased their average nightly hours of sleep and decreased their "catch-up sleep" on the ...
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