Education

Millions of students worldwide have long relied on self-paced learning through pre-recorded video lectures, a model that forms the backbone of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and large-scale online education. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, dependence […]

New research reveals that while bans aren’t an instant panacea for problems in U.S. classrooms, schools can achieve positive outcomes with persistence, according to a report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.This post […]

Schools must do more to help girls master AI. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which found that boys, more confident at working with AI, performed better in some classes compared to their female […]

Artificial intelligence has swept into American schools, and more is sure to come. This year, both Google and Microsoft—the two biggest companies at the forefront of the AI boom—announced major investments in AI training for […]

When schools abruptly closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, millions of students unexpectedly started learning at home, with or without the help of Zoom lessons.This post […]

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This is […]

Traditional university essays may become a thing of the past, as new research shows “authentic assessments” can eliminate the awarding gap between students of different ethnic backgrounds.This post was originally published on this site

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute have known that practice is essential for learning. But in a new study, they wanted to test whether adding AI-generated feedback and prompts that force students to […]

IOP Publishing (IOPP) has developed a machine-learning powered tool to help detect duplicate peer review reports, addressing a growing threat to research integrity in scholarly publishing.This post was originally published on this site

Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.This post was originally published on this site