Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge are using machine learning to categorize learning difficulties in struggling students. Their data suggests that grouping students according to broad categories like ADHD and autism can be inaccurate and unhelpful when it comes to improving learning outcomes for… Read More
Authentic learning is a term used to describe instructional strategies that are designed to connect the subjects students are taught in school and university to the real world. Authentic learning experiences help students understand the relevance of what they’re learning and how they can apply their skills in the professional world. Rather than discussing hypothetical… Read More
The 11th Annual FENS Forum of Neuroscience was held in Berlin, Germany from July 7-11. A special interest event on “Dealing With Gender Bias in Neuroscience” was held over the weekend, exploring gender statistics related to research funding, ways of combining career progress with family and parenting, and ongoing initiatives to support women and men… Read More
While high school students are often maligned for wasting their time on Instagram or partying with friends, the stereotype is not true for two recent New Jersey high school graduates. Instead of hanging out with their friends or worrying about college admissions test, they decided to take on the slightly bigger problem of racial literacy…. Read More
Do you remember the last weeks of school before the holidays? How you wish you were on some exciting adventure instead of cooped up in your classroom? Well, what most kids only dream of is now becoming reality for more and more children around the world. Made possible by the remote working revolution, more families… Read More
Researchers at the University of Bath have found that self-oriented and socially prescribed levels of perfectionism have increased in American, Canadian, and British college students over the past 27 years due to cultures of competitive individualism. Compared to students in the 1980s, recent generations of young adults perceive that “others are more demanding of them,… Read More