Education

Your grade school math teacher probably told you that being good at math would be very important to your grownup self. But maybe the younger you didn’t believe that at the time. A lot of […]

One of the goals most of the world has agreed on is education for sustainable development. This means development that considers present concerns without compromising the interests of future generations. Nations develop through education that […]

Social robots can support teachers in, for example, individual second language lessons where gestures increase children’s engagement and promote learning. They can thus relieve the pressure on overloaded classrooms. Robots, unlike other technological education, have […]

There’s just over a week to go before term one starts across the country—except in Queensland which has pushed back the start of the school year. We are yet to see states and territory plans […]

An article published in Campbell Systematic Reviews summarizes evidence from 82 studies from low- and middle- income countries to identify programs that may help to improve girls’ education outcomes and narrow gender disparities.This post was […]

Arguments about the best way to teach children to read can be intense—they’ve even been described as “the reading wars.” In England, as in many other countries, much of the debate has been over the […]

The omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia’s existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads. As school starts at the end of January and beginning of February across the country, many teachers will be at risk […]

High school students who have trouble paying attention in class are more likely to admit to cheating, a new study shows.This post was originally published on this site

Every year thousands of students enroll in Ph.D. degrees at universities in New Zealand. The government funds their degrees because the advanced knowledge and innovations they develop benefit our economy and society.This post was originally […]

What if video games, instead of being an obstacle to literacy, could actually help children improve their reading abilities? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has joined forces with scientists from the University […]