Education

Do we climb the social ladder alone or with help from our communities? Early childhood education (ECE) policies are betting on the former, according to a study published in PLOS One by Katarzyna Bobrowicz from […]

Horrific allegations of child sexual abuse in childcare centers across Melbourne have put the role of men in early childhood education back in the spotlight.This post was originally published on this site

A research team at the University of Cologne has found that video summaries of scientific studies that are presented in a more simple manner, using simpler language and visual presentation, lead to better comprehension of […]

A painless, noninvasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how this might be […]

When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories.This post was originally […]

While the current generation of artificial intelligence chatbots still flub basic facts, the systems answer with such confidence that they’re often more persuasive than humans. Adults, even those such as lawyers with deep domain knowledge, […]

The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by […]

The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.This post […]

Racism and sexism are “alarmingly normalized” within the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS, and the NHS has delayed acknowledging and learning from the evidence, says a report from the BMJ Commission on the […]

On Tuesday, some Australian university students got access to a new payment. The Commonwealth Prac Payment is available to eligible teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students.This post was originally published on this site