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August 29, 2017

'Robin Hood Effects' on Motivation in Math

Aug. 9, 2017 — Students from families with little interest in math benefit more from a school intervention program that aims at increasing math motivation than do students whose parents regard math as important. A ... read more

Improving Students' Academic Performance -- There's an App for That

Aug. 3, 2017 — A mobile learning app that uses game elements such as leaderboards and digital badges may have positive effects on student academic performance, engagement, and retention, according to a new study. ... read more

Online Assessment Could Improve Math Marks of Deaf Learners

Aug. 3, 2017 — Online mathematics assessment could help improve the mathematics performance of deaf and hard-of-hearing learners in South Africa, suggests a new ... read more

An App for the Perfect Selfie

Aug. 2, 2017 — Computer scientists have developed a smartphone app that helps people learn the art of taking great selfies. Inside the app is an algorithm that directs the user where to position the camera allowing ... read more

Researchers Refine Yardstick for Measuring Schools

June 14, 2017 — A new study has developed a novel way of evaluating and improving VAMs. By taking data from Boston schools with admissions lotteries, the scholars have used the random assignment of students to ... read more

Comparing Student Performance on Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-Based-Tests

June 12, 2017 — Based on a study of more than 30,000 elementary, middle, and high school students conducted in winter 2015–16, researchers found that elementary and middle school students scored lower on a ... read more

Digital Games Improve Mental Health, Educational Outcomes of Syrian Refugee Children

June 6, 2017 — Digital games can effectively teach refugee children much-needed skills -- including a new language, cognitive skills, and coding -- while also improving their mental health, finds new ... read more

The 'Ideal' Teacher? It's All in Your Mind

May 25, 2017 — A study leverages the unvarnished opinions of Redditors to further our understanding of what makes a good ... read more

How Pokémon GO Can Help Students Build Stronger Communication Skills

May 9, 2017 — Technology continues to change the way students learn and engage with their peers, parents and community. That is why a professor is working with teachers to develop new ways to incorporate digital ... read more

Parents’ Motivation Influences Students’ Academic Outcomes

May 8, 2017 — Whether parental help has positive or negative effects on students’ academic outcomes depends on the motivation and involvement of their parents. Results of a new study suggest that students whose ... read more

The Digitization of Medical Knowledge

May 4, 2017 — Researchers have challenged traditional teaching and learning concepts employed in medical training. A comparison with conventional learning methods led them to conclude that tablet-based, ... read more

Consumers Warned About Accuracy of Heart Rate Apps

May 3, 2017 — Consumers are being warned about the accuracy of heart rate apps after a study found huge variability between commercially available apps, even those using the same ... read more

Preschoolers' Story Comprehension Similar for Print and Digital Books

May 1, 2017 — The content of a children's book -- not its form as a print book or a digital book -- predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new ... read more

Can Early Experiences With Computers, Robots Increase STEM Interest Among Young Girls?

Apr. 27, 2017 — Girls start believing they aren't good at math, science and even computers at a young age -- but providing fun STEM activities at school and home may spark interest and inspire confidence, ... read more

New Survey: Snapchat and Instagram Are Most Popular Social Media Platforms Among American Teens

Apr. 21, 2017 — A new nationally representative survey of American teenagers age 13-17 finds that teens have shifted their favored social media platforms and are now most likely to use Instagram and Snapchat. The ... read more

Geeking out in the Golden Years

Apr. 20, 2017 — In the first known study of older adults learning computer programming, a cognitive scientist advocates coding skills for all ... read more

Gaming Helps Personalized Therapy Level Up

Apr. 19, 2017 — Using game features in non-game contexts, computers can learn to build personalized mental- and physical-therapy programs that enhance individual motivation, according to ... read more

Technology Is Great, but Are We Prepared for the Consequences?

Apr. 18, 2017 — Dependence on technology is slowly eroding some of our core principles, according to an expert. It's impacting everything from fake news to texting while ... read more

Getting Things Done While You Wait for WiFi

Apr. 17, 2017 — To help us make the most of idle moments, researchers have developed a series of apps called 'WaitSuite' that test you on vocabulary words during moments of waiting, like when you're ... read more

Pokemon Go Players Are Happier, Friendlier, Study Finds

Apr. 12, 2017 — Pokemon Go people are happy people. That's the finding of media researchers who leapt to study the wildly popular mobile game shortly after its release in July 2016. Their work shows that ... read more
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