https://phys.org/science-news/education en-us Phys.org provides latest news on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education Black male elementary school students matched to Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services, according to new research. The relationship is strongest for economically disadvantaged students. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-black-boys-special-teachers.html Education Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:58:03 EST news628959482 Cranbrook in Sydney's east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male staff and sexually harassed by students. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-schools-good-culture-healthy-approach.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:00:01 EST news628943375 In the 1800s, British colonists in India set about trying to reduce the cobra population, which was making life and trade very difficult in Delhi. They began to pay a bounty for dead cobras. The strategy very quickly resulted in the widespread breeding of cobras for cash. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-fake-academic-papers-theyre-danger.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:40:01 EST news628943342 A new report—part of The State of Open Data series—provides real-world insights into how the research community is responding to the challenges of data sharing, including support needed for researchers and the importance of building a stronger collaborative approach to open data and research. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-collaboration-essential.html Social Sciences Education Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:42:03 EST news628879321 The diverse forms of private tutoring range from one-to-one sessions to large lecture halls with video screens. Parents and students seek this supplement to gain a competitive edge in countries where academic achievement is seen as a pathway to future opportunities. However, concerns regarding the commercialization of education, unequal access based on socioeconomic status, and increased academic pressure on students have made shadow education contentious. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-exploring-landscape-shadow.html Social Sciences Education Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:07:46 EST news628877261 The key to boosting a child's cognitive and emotional development lies in promoting an active interest in topics or activities, Griffith University researchers have found. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-early-curiosity.html Education Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:21:02 EST news628867261 Imagine a novel approach to in-school tutoring that hardly interrupts class instruction at all, because tutoring sessions take at most 10 minutes a day. And imagine that it works. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-short-approach-young-students-literacy.html Social Sciences Education Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:40:01 EST news628777255 The Ontario Ministry of Education's special education policy and resource guide provides instructions to school boards and schools on administering special education programs. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-special-complex-equity.html Social Sciences Education Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:01 EST news628772341 Teaching science in a way that includes and engages all learners can be challenging for educators, but a new framework developed by the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington University in St. Louis provides criteria for equitable lesson development in elementary science. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-framework-equitable-elementary-science.html Education Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:36:29 EST news628767385 The return on investing in universal school meals is clear. According to a new report, universal free school meals (breakfast and lunch for students regardless of income) have 2.5 to seven times the return in human health and economic benefits in comparable high-income countries. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-cafeteria-economic-case-investing-school.html Education Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:10:01 EST news628499055 A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers makes a significant contribution to understanding the factors that influence how young elementary school students respond to reading interventions in fragile and low-income contexts. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-literacy-outcomes-global-poverty.html Education Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:19:03 EST news628449541 Two University of the Sunshine education experts are calling for more parents to "ground" their children—but not as punishment for misdeeds. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-child-parenting.html Social Sciences Education Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:10:01 EST news628441294 Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people will be harmed by certain kinds of books? For over a decade and through hundreds of interviews, my colleague, literacy professor Peter Johnston, and I have studied how adolescents experience reading when they have unfettered access to young adult literature. Our findings suggest that many are helped rather than harmed by such reading. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-teens-benefit-disturbing.html Education Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:27:39 EST news628424823 Male teaching assistants are more likely to receive higher ratings than their female counterparts, and both genders are perceived as more valuable when exhibiting traits historically associated with their respective roles in society, a Cornell study finds. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-gender.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:49:03 EST news628361341 With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules and familiar music, the video game Tetris has endured as a pop culture icon over the last 40 years. Many people, like me, have been playing the game for decades, and it has evolved to adapt to new technologies like game systems, phones and tablets. But until January 2024, nobody had ever been able to beat it. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-play-tetris-architects-animators-alike.html Mathematics Education Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:30:03 EST news628342201 A UC Berkeley-led study revealed that disparities in the share of Black and Latino students admitted to America's elite colleges and universities have endured and even widened over the last 40 years. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-widening-gap-racial-inequality.html Education Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:04:26 EST news628333463 Intelligent tutoring systems for math problems helped pupils remain or even increase their performance during the pandemic. This is the conclusion of a new study led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Loughborough University in the U.K. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-smart-software-students-math-lockdowns.html Mathematics Education Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:28:02 EST news628266481 ChatGPT will not be replacing human teachers anytime soon, with a study into the technology's capabilities finding it can't help students critically understand academic assessment solutions. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-expert-ai-students-accounting.html Education Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:35:03 EST news628259701 A new study has shed light on the crucial role school belonging plays in shaping mental well-being in adolescents. School belonging—characterized by a positive affect towards school, strong relationships with teachers, and feeling socially valued—has long been associated with immediate benefits for students' mental health. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-highlights-term-mental-health-benefits.html Social Sciences Education Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:29:39 EST news628172973 Knowledge matters. It informs how we think about the world around us. It informs our decisions and government policies, supporting economic growth and development. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-south-africa-apartheid-legacy-hobbling.html Education Political science Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:52:31 EST news628167143 Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has found. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-school-focus-grades-scores-linked.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:36:40 EST news627917797 From smart virtual assistants and self-driving cars to digital health and fraud prevention systems, AI technology is transforming almost every aspect of our daily lives—and education is no different. For all its promise, the rise of AI, like any new technology, raises some pressing ethical and equity questions. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-robot-friend-ai-accessible.html Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:21:57 EST news627916913 Time plays a crucial role in higher education learning and influences learning progress and the achievement of academic goals. Shortening learning time through AI-supported, personalized approaches can help to reduce drop-out rates and increase enrollment rates. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-generative-ai.html Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:13:03 EST news627916381 New Curtin research has found the challenges and problems faced by overworked teachers are being compounded by expectations placed on them to manage their own well-being, while the impact of working conditions and broader policies on teacher welfare are often ignored. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-cruel-approach-teachers-stress.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:56:03 EST news627911761 Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused. They says it's unfair that when children "fail" these tests it can mean they receive a worse secondary education than their more successful peers—sentencing them to a lifetime of disadvantage. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-danger-iq-crucial-cognitive-skills.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:41:05 EST news627910862 A new group of young children has just started school for the first time, with many excited about new friends, uniforms and being at "big school." https://phys.org/news/2024-02-schools-preschools-trans-children.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:33:04 EST news627910382 Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Northeastern University have issued a "roadmap" of strategies to help academic health institutions maintain their commitments to racial and ethnic diversity among their students, staff, and faculty in academic health sciences. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-strategies-advancing-racial-ethnic-equity.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:01 EST news627905129 Student enrollment in districts that provided in-person schooling in fall 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic showed a greater decline among nonwhite students than white students. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-racial-disparities-school-enrollment.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:08:06 EST news627901681 Lockdown drills, practiced to help prepare children for shooting incidents at school, make those who have been exposed to violence feel safer, a new study of thousands of students in the US indicates. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-mass-lockdown-drills-schoolchildren-safer.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:01:03 EST news627868861 The teaching of science has long generated controversy in the United States—from evolution in the early 20th century to climate change today. Debates have also often emerged around how textbooks teach concepts related to social groups, and in particular whether they gloss over complex realities in ways that may mislead students in providing scientific instruction. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-biology-textbooks-students-comprehensive-view.html Education Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:00:01 EST news627815431