Category: Research
Study finds that US classrooms with more Black and Latinx students receive lower quality of teaching
Results are outlined in article “Teaching Bias? Relations between Teaching Quality and Classroom Demographic Composition”
Excess screen time impacting teen mental health
Research from The University of Queensland, Australia.
Adolescents’ well-being and learning during COVID-19 linked to psychological needs
Multi-country analysis highlights importance of experiencing competence, feeling connected to others
Nature draws out a happy place for children
New study explores children’s perception of their own wellbeing using art
A gender gap in negotiation emerges between boys and girls as early as age eight
Understood to persist between men and women in the workforce, Boston College team finds the gender gap in negotiation takes root during childhood
Fellow students improve grades
Peers personalities can influence your own academic achievement.
How students learn from their mistakes
Researchers at University of Southern California find that students who are focused on monitoring their own learning process, rather than on getting right answers, learn better over time.
Schooling is critical for cognitive health throughout life
Quality schooling matters cognitively for later life also.
To improve students’ mental health, teach them to breathe
Resiliency training programs could be a valuable tool for addressing the mental health crisis.