Student
hideThe word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb "studēre", meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as 'one who directs zeal at a subject'. In its widest use, "student" is used for anyone who is learning.
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News tagged with students
Perfect Pitch: Language Wins Out Over Genetics
May 19, 2009 |
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Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix -- these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had "perfect" or "absolute" pitch. The ability, defined as recognizing the pitch of a musical note ...
Study: Learning Science Facts Doesn't Boost Science Reasoning
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of college freshmen in the United States and in China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their American counterparts -- but both groups are nearly identical when it comes to ...
Study: Medical school students post unprofessional content online
Sep 22, 2009 |
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A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having ...
Undergrad academic performance linked to neural signals
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Students will have to use their brains to get good grades at school this year, according to new University of Toronto research that relates brain activity to undergraduate academic performance.
2,000 students at Washington State University report swine flu symptoms (Update)
Sep 06, 2009 |
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Some 2,000 students at Washington State University have reported symptoms of swine flu, university officials said, in one of the largest reported outbreaks of the virus on a US college campus.
New Research Examines How Career Dreams Die
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows just what it takes to convince a person that he isn't qualified to achieve the career of his dreams.
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 ...
Research findings contradict myth of high engineering dropout rate
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Research findings suggest that, contrary to popular belief, engineering does not have a higher dropout rate than other majors and women do just as well as men, information that could lead to a strategy for ...
Girls game less because they have less free time, study
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Michigan State University study finds that girls spend less time playing digital games than boys because they have less leisure time, a finding that could have long-term implications on ...
Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A market-based approach to increasing school choice actually leads to fewer educational opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged students in urban areas, according to a University of Illinois expert in ...
German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankings
Jun 23, 2009 |
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A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and "coolness" lost her battle in court Tuesday.
Engineering stereotypes drive counterproductive practices
Jun 08, 2009 |
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To engineering students, scenes like these might sound familiar: students splitting up group projects so they don't have to work together. One student bragging that he did the problem without following the directions but ...
Study: Teachers choose schools according to student race
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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A study forthcoming in the Journal of Labor Economics suggests that high-quality teachers tend to leave schools that experience inflows of black students. According to the study's author, C. Kirabo Jackson (Cornell Univer ...
Study: High school teachers influence student views of evolution, creationism
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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College students' views about evolution and creationism are often shaped by what they learned in their high school biology classes, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience, the jo ...
Finding a stereotype that is true: Mexicans more sociable than Americans
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group.
