News tagged with test scores

Key to school improvement: Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and character?

A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents ...

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created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Discovering Autism: An industry built on hope

In 1987, Ivar Lovaas, a charismatic UCLA psychology professor, published what remains the most famous study on the treatment of autism.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Bring the feet when diagnosing, treating rheumatoid arthritis

When diagnosing and treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical research focuses primarily on the joints in the upper body. However, research carried out by rheumatologist Hetty Baan at the University of Twente ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New formula developed to reassure patients about low heart attack risk

(Medical Xpress) -- If your doctor says you have a negative stress test, or that your cholesterol or blood pressure are normal, how assured can you be that you’re not likely to have a heart attack in the next seven to ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Video-chatting may be the answer to literacy problems for rural and isolated students

Distance may no longer be an obstacle for struggling students living in rural and isolated areas. According to the new study "Voice-over-the-Internet-Protocol as a Medium for Delivering Reading Intervention: Evidence from ...

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Abused students can return to school and thrive with educator help, researcher finds

A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated.

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows background noise affects test scores

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study presented at the 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America shows that students testing scores are negatively affected by background noise, but not the noise you would expect. The ba ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Prof analyzes the demographic profile of US high school music ensemble students

University of Miami Frost School of Music Professor Carlos R. Abril has recently published findings of a research study designed to construct a national demographic profile of high school band, choir, and orchestra students ...

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Learning through unstructured play helps kids develop

Roughhousing, or tossing your children around on purpose, can be a hard sell to many parents. We worry our kids will get hurt. We don't want rowdy behavior carrying over into the classroom, especially in schools with no-touching ...

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created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Bullying may contribute to lower test scores

High schools in Virginia where students reported a high rate of bullying had significantly lower scores on standardized tests that students must pass to graduate, according to research presented at the 119th Annual Convention ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

The next STEP in science education

By many accounts, the picture of science education in the United States is bleak: American students lag their international peers in standardized test scores, fewer of them are studying science and engineering at the university ...

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created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teacher influence persists in early grades

Having consistently good teachers in elementary school appears to be as important for student achievement as small class sizes, according to new research by a Michigan State University education scholar.

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created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pediatric cardiologists not always accurate in interpreting ECG results for young athletes

Pediatric cardiologists are prone to misinterpreting electrocardiograms when using the results to determine whether young athletes have heart defects that could make exercising perilous, according to a new study from the ...

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created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Informal daycare may harm kids' cognitive development, study finds

Formal daycare is better for a child's cognitive development than informal care by a grandparent, sibling, or family friend, according to a study of single mothers and their childcare choices published in the July issue of ...

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created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What are IQ tests really measuring?

(Medical Xpress) -- When the average person thinks of an IQ test, they think of a measurement of intelligence. A test designed to find those of high intelligence who will go on to succeed in academics and ...

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report