Education
AI in higher education: Experts discuss changes to be seen
Artificial intelligence, for better or for worse, has become an integral part of college students’ study habits.This post was originally published on this site
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Education
Teachers increasingly sharing active-learning lessons with colleagues, study shows
A newly published study by Cornell researchers shows that university professors have responded to concerns about learning outcomes in STEM classes by greatly increasing the number of active-learning lesson plans they’re sharing with colleagues.This post […]
Education
Even short school breaks can affect student learning unevenly across socioeconomic backgrounds
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people worldwide disproportionately, with economically disadvantaged households facing a heavier burden. Children were also affected since schools and classes were closed to contain the virus.This post was originally published on this […]
Society & Politics
Opinion: American TikTok deal doesn’t address the platform’s potential for manipulation, only who profits
On Sept. 25, the Donald Trump administration in the United States again extended the TikTok ban-or-divest law, possibly for the last time. The latest extension to the law, which was passed in 2024 by the […]
Education
A picture is worth a thousand words: Multimedia slides help students boost science vocabulary
Using pictures to help middle school students visualize science terms could be the key to boosting vocabulary for all students, including those with learning disabilities who struggle with reading and writing.This post was originally published […]
Society & Politics
Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children’s literature—unless the writing offends their own ideology, new Cornell research finds.This post was originally published on this site
Education
Specialized teachers can make mainstream schools better for children with special educational needs
Most pupils who go through the lengthy process of being identified with dyslexia, autism or another condition end up spending the bulk of their time supported not by a trained specialist teacher but by a […]
Society & Politics
Trading on trust: How US senators may be turning lawmaking into profit
A landmark study of thousands of stock trades reveals consistent patterns of profit linked to lawmaking timelines—and proposes a new way forward.This post was originally published on this site
Society & Politics
Deferred prosecution agreements in corporate crime cases show trade-offs, says research
Price-fixing, bribery, and fraud are leading forms of corporate crime. Since the early 2000s, deferred or non-prosecution agreements (D/NPAs) have increasingly been used in the U.S. and elsewhere to deal with some of these cases, […]
Education
Self-efficacy and test anxiety matter for mathematics performance; co-teaching less so
Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, such as mathematics anxiety, which is estimated to affect as many as one in six students.This post was […]