News tagged with pupils
Children can learn arithmetic faster and better
During the first two years of primary education children can learn to do arithmetic faster and better with the help of a more systematically structured educational programme. For older children, teaching arithmetic with the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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The pupils are the windows to the mind
The eyes are the window into the soul -- or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2012 |
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Optical Illusion experiment shows higher brain functions involved in pupil size control
(Medical Xpress) -- We all know that our pupils contract when our eyes are exposed to increases in the brightness of light. The reason is to both protect the delicate inner workings of our eyes and to help ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2012 |
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School pupils learn about practical philosophy
Children could learn valuable lessons in responsible citizenship, such as making moral judgements and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at the University of Strathclyde.
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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Is chronic fatigue a major cause of school absence?
(Medical Xpress) -- New research into the cause of school absence finds that up to one per cent of secondary pupils could be suffering from chronic fatigue. The study, led by academics at the University of ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Brain control? Shining light on pupil constriction
(PhysOrg.com) -- You’ve seen it on television: A doctor shines a bright light into an unconscious patient’s eye to check for brain death. If the pupil constricts, the brain is OK, because in mammals, ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Foreign children take at least six years to learn the language used in school
There are now more and more foreign children in the classroom, and many of them speak a different language to that of their sociolinguistic environment. A study by the University of Gerona has assessed the ...
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Sep 21, 2011 |
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Careers advice 'crucial' in encouraging greater science take-up
(PhysOrg.com) -- More pupils do physics and chemistry after the age of 16 in schools which provide a more comprehensive range of careers supervision and advice, according to new research by academics at the University of ...
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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Inflexibility may give pupils with autism problems in multitasking
Young people with autism may find it difficult to multitask because they stick rigidly to tasks in the order they are given to them, according to research led by an academic at the University of Strathclyde.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Schools failing pupils with sickle cell disease
A new study suggests young people with a serious genetic blood disorder are not getting the right help at school, especially pupils who miss lessons due to sickness.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Special needs students and teachers are victims of 'muddled' approach to schooling -- study
Pupils with special needs and teachers in mainstream schools in the UK are often the victims of a "one size fits all" approach to schooling and education, a leading academic has claimed.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 07, 2011 |
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School meal budget cuts, U-turn on cooking skills in schools could affect childhood obesity
New evidence commissioned by a leading partnership of food charities shows that a whole school approach to food that links practical food education with quality school dinners leads to a better family diet and can improve ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Extramural exposure leads to more varied use of English by 16-year-olds
Pupils who devote much of their spare time to activities involving exposure to English, such as computer games and films, are thought to vary their use of language more in their written work than pupils with less extramural ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 22, 2011 |
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British eight-year-olds publish study in top science journal
A group of British children aged between eight and 10 had their school project on bees published by the prestigious Royal Society in a world scientific first, the society said Wednesday.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Brighter pupils raise the bar for classmates
Primary-school pupils in England typically do better in key stage 2 English and maths tests when they are taught with more able children. But children who are close to the average of their classmates (at key ...
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Dec 16, 2010 |
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