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Teacher-student relationships key to learning health and sex education
Aug 04, 2008 |
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When it comes to learning life-changing behaviors in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the curriculum, a new study suggests.
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The most effective teachers are in a class of their own
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 08, 2009 |
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These are the latest findings of research funded in primary and secondary schools by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into what makes good teachers even better.
Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota report on one ...
Student Rewards Often Ineffective And Unnecessary, Authors Say
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems so natural to many teachers and parents: give children rewards for doing well in school and that will motivate them to achieve more. Not so fast, according to the authors of a new ...
Intervention reduces children's viewing of violent TV
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 07, 2009 |
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A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch.
Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance
Feb 15, 2007 |
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As a night of bad sleep can have an adverse effect on an adult’s performance at work the next day, an insufficient amount of rest can also have a negative impact on how well middle or high school students perform in the classroom. ...
Wimba providing classroom alternative in light of flu outbreaks
Nov 04, 2009 |
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As U.S. cases of the H1N1 flu steadily rise, colleges and universities nationwide are arranging other means of connecting students with their peers, professors and administrators, should an outbreak occur.
When 2 + 2 = major anxiety: Math performance in stressful situations
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Imagine you are sitting in the back of a classroom, daydreaming about the weekend. Then, out of nowhere, the teacher calls upon you to come to the front the room and solve a math problem. In front of everyone. If just reading ...
Charter schools, studied
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Set in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, an area not known for its excellent schools, the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School nonetheless has an enviable academic record: Last spring, ...
Teaching resilience, sense of purpose in schools can prevent depression and improve grades
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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Teaching children how to be more resilient along with regular classroom instruction can improve children's outlook on life, curb depression and boost grades, according to a researcher who spoke at the American Psychological ...
German high-school students involved in an astronomical research project
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2009 |
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This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes a somewhat unusual research article because it is co-authored by German high-school students. Led by astronomer Klaus Beuermann (University of Göttingen, Germany), the team i ...
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