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RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO USE COMPUTER OFTEN HAS LOWER GRADES IN TEST

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In top-performing nations, teachers, not students, use technology For those of us who worry that Google might be making us stupid, and that, perhaps, technology and education don’t mix well, here’s a new study to confirm that anxiety. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked at computer use among 15-year-olds across 31 nations and regions, […]

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MEN AND WOMEN BIASED ABOUT STUDIES OF STEM GENDER BIAS

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David Miller, Northwestern University In 2012, an experiment on gender bias shook the scientific community by showing that science faculty favor male college graduates over equally qualified women applying for lab manager positions. Though the study was rigorous, many didn’t believe it. “This report is JUNK science. There is no data here,” said one online commenter. Others justified the bias saying, “In

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STEAM NOT STEM: WHY STEM STUDENTS NEED ARTS TRAINING

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In 1959, the British physicist and novelist C.P. Snow delivered a famously controversial lecture at Cambridge University. He described a post-war schism between two groups — scientists and the literary world. Snow identified this as a newly emergent divide, across which each party was more than happy to sneer at the other: Scientists proudly unable to quote a

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THE POWER OF LAB COATS IN HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP INTEREST IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS

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In order to encourage more of the nation’s young people to pursue careers in science, it pays to help them dress the part. That is the key finding of a study we conducted recently to determine what kind of effect a simple article of clothing – in this case white lab coats – have on

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USING ROBOTS TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO CODE AND EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY

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We don’t know what jobs today’s children are going to have when they become adults, but we do know that technology is going to play a major role in whatever jobs exist. According to research conducted by Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers at Tufts University, coding is fast becoming a form of literacy that students will need to

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DEVELOPING YOUR BRAIN’S POTENTIAL BY TAKING CHARGE THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING AND LEARNING

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Teaching students about neuroplasticity and the brain’s potential can have a positive effect on their self-perceptions and expectations for success in school. Teaching students basic knowledge about the brain’s potential can have a positive impact on their motivation, grit, and achievement. In particular, explicitly teaching them that learning changes the structure and function of their brains can be

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WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATION TOOLS THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE

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The dream of every student is to excel in their studies but above that, finding the right materials and resources to help them achieve this dream is as important as academic success itself. The pool of online tools available at their disposal means that students can find diverse ways to engage and interact without stress

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Geography 101: The top largest Countries by Landmass every Teen should Know

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As you should already know, the earth’s surface is partitioned into different countries many of which are really big in size; examples- Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. These occupy huge areas of the earth, with some even stretching across continents. Many teenagers already do know some of these very big countries. And as

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