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Schools must do more than box-ticking to support Indigenous kids, shows report

An Indigenous-led study of Perth primary schools has found that educators often rely on symbolic gestures rather than meaningful action to support Aboriginal children at school, prompting calls for Noongar storytelling, ceremony and language to […]

What Canada, the UK and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the pandemic

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By a dictionary definition, the word resilient means an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. The key words here? “Recover” and “change.”This post was originally published on this site

Costly school uniforms a barrier to education for some Kiwi kids

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The cost of school uniforms is proving a barrier to education for secondary students in Aotearoa, with some missing school because they don’t have a full uniform, a study from the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou […]

Why anatomy’s naughtiest mnemonics work so well

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Some lovers try positions that they can’t handle—I’m referring to the bones of the wrist, of course. The phrase is a classic mnemonic used to remember the eight carpal (wrist) bones—scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, […]

Prenatal opioid exposure in babies doesn’t predict future classroom performance, study finds

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Every 25 minutes in the United States, a baby is diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a condition that occurs in newborns who have been exposed to opioids in the womb and develop withdrawal after […]

AI helps instructors give better feedback but can’t replace them, trial suggests

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A randomized trial in a large economics course found that AI-mediated feedback improved students’ revisions when teaching assistants stayed in control. Artificial intelligence can help instructors write better feedback on student essays and improve learning […]

Early deliveries can lower product ratings by 0.2 stars, analysis of 11 million reviews finds

When it comes to package delivery, early isn’t always better. A new study published in Production and Operations Management by researchers at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business finds that when a package [...]
Examining threats to monetary sovereignty in the digital era

The world is undergoing a fundamental change to how money works, and New Zealand should choose its response wisely, an Otago researcher cautions. New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research co-authored by Dr. Murat Ungor [...]
What we lose when AI does our shopping

Americans spend a remarkable amount of time shopping—more than on education, volunteering or even talking on the phone. But the way they shop is shifting dramatically, as major platforms and retailers are racing to automate [...]

Education

Schools must do more than box-ticking to support Indigenous kids, shows report

What Canada, the UK and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the pandemic

Costly school uniforms a barrier to education for some Kiwi kids

Why anatomy’s naughtiest mnemonics work so well

Prenatal opioid exposure in babies doesn’t predict future classroom performance, study finds

AI helps instructors give better feedback but can’t replace them, trial suggests

Waiting to enter primary school may improve educational outcomes in low-income countries, study shows

English still dominates science, but its share fell from 94% to 85%

Study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning

Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know

Early deliveries can lower product ratings by 0.2 stars, analysis of 11 million reviews finds

Examining threats to monetary sovereignty in the digital era

What we lose when AI does our shopping