Education

How trustworthy is a positive HIV test result? How probable is an actual infection when the test is positive? Even professionals often get such questions wrong, which can lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary surgeries.This post […]

A series of hands-on teaching modules created and shared by Virginia Tech researchers has filled a gap in data science training opportunities for environmental science undergraduate students and instructors, reaching more than 35,000 students at […]

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonizers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying […]

A team led by Stanford education Assistant Professor Guilherme Lichand found the rate of physical and learning disabilities in the country’s K-12 schools to be more than three times the official statistic.This post was originally […]

University of Melbourne researchers are leading a purpose built program advocating for more neurodiversity inclusive workplaces.This post was originally published on this site

Former teacher Professor of Education David Putwain says “heavy-handed” messages around test results can fuel extreme worry among some 16- to 18-year-olds, even when others respond well to such messages.This post was originally published on […]

If Labor is serious about addressing regional economic inequalities, it must reverse Conservative education policies, specifically the flagship “leveling-up” agenda which did nothing to disrupt the concentration of university graduates in wealthier parts of the […]

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Adelaide has taken a deeper look at the nature disconnection and eco-anxiety experienced by young people.This post was originally published on this site

With just an iPad, students in any classroom across the world could soon reimagine the ordinary diagrams in any physics textbook—transforming these static images into 3D simulations that run, leap or spin across the page.This […]

Student behavior is one of the biggest issues facing Australian schools. A survey of Queensland teachers earlier this year found “managing student behavior” was the main thing taking their time away from teaching.This post was […]