Education & Learning News

July 19, 2024

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AI Found to Boost Individual Creativity -- At the Expense of Less Varied Content

July 12, 2024 — A new study finds that AI enhances creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the 'usefulness' of stories -- their ability to engage the target audience and potential for ...

Toddlers' Brains Show Significant Growth in Cognitive Skills by 16 Months

July 11, 2024 — Toddlers engage more regions of their brains around 16-months to help them develop important cognitive skills enabling them to follow simple instructions and control impulses. Findings from the study suggests 16 months is a critical period for brain ...

AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have an 'Empathy Gap' That Children Are Likely to Miss

July 10, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have frequently shown signs of an 'empathy gap' that puts young users at risk of distress or harm, raising the urgent need for 'child-safe AI', according to a ...

Researchers Uncover Brain Region's Role in Hearing and Learning

July 11, 2024 — The human brain is remarkably adept at adjusting what we hear based on contexts, like our current environment or priorities, but it's still unknown how exactly the brain helps us detect, filter and react to sounds. Now, biologists are a step closer ...

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Creativity Starts in the Cradle, New Research Shows

July 10, 2024 — New research indicates that babies can begin grasping complex language and ...

Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as It Emerges

July 8, 2024 — You look up into the clear blue sky and see something you can't quite identify. Is it a balloon? A plane? A UFO? You're curious, right? A research team has for the first time witnessed what is ...

How Researchers Are Using Digital City-Building Games to Shape the Future

July 1, 2024 — Researchers have come up with exciting and sophisticated new mapping technology enabling future generations to get involved in creating their own future built landscape. They say that planners are ...

Neighborhood Opportunities Influence Infant Development and Cognition

June 27, 2024 — Researchers find that growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants' brain ...

New, Holistic Way to Teach Synthetic Biology

June 27, 2024 — Synthetic biology combines principles from science, engineering and social science, creating emerging technologies such as alternative meats and mRNA vaccines; Deconstructing synthetic biology across ...

The Science of Procrastination

June 26, 2024 — Understanding why we delay tasks may help reclaim ...

AI Generated Exam Answers Go Undetected in Real-World Blind Test

June 26, 2024 — Experienced exam markers may struggle to spot answers generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have ...

A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis

June 17, 2024 — A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don't have access to massive sets of brain ...

Virtual Reality as a Reliable Shooting Performance-Tracking Tool

June 11, 2024 — Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track ...

Peers Crucial in Shaping Boys' Confidence in Math Skills

June 10, 2024 — Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, ...

Earlier Headlines

Chatbot Iris Offers Students Individual Support

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed the chatbot Iris, which offers informatics students personalized assistance with programming assignments. A study has now confirmed the chatbot's success: Iris ...

Clever Pupils Don't Need to Attend Academically Selective Schools to Thrive, Study Finds

July 4, 2024 — New findings challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to achieve good ...

High Ceilings Linked to Poorer Exam Results for University Students

July 2, 2024 — Ever wondered why you performed worse than expected in that final university exam that you sat in a cavernous gymnasium or massive hall, despite countless hours, days and weeks of study? Now you have ...

No More Stressing out Over Structural Formulas

June 27, 2024 — Structural formulas are a source of dread for many students, but they're an essential tool in biology lessons. A study has now shown that the stress levels of students working with chemical ...

Study Provides Insights Into the Use of Decodable Texts in Early Reading Instruction

June 26, 2024 — Reading comprehension is crucial for success in school and society but can be difficult for children initially. Decodable texts are widely believed to help by focusing on taught letter-sound ...

Rigorous New Study Debunks Misconceptions About Anemia, Education

June 19, 2024 — In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce poverty. A new study evaluates the relationship between anemia and ...

Interventions Against Misinformation Also Increase Skepticism Toward Reliable Sources

June 10, 2024 — Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives increases the public's skepticism toward 'fake news'. However, they also breed distrust in ...

Benefits of Failure Are Overrated

June 10, 2024 — The platitude that failure leads to success may be both inaccurate and damaging to society, according to new ...

Online Professional Education Works for Complex Topics

June 7, 2024 — Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a new ...

Younger Children in School Year Are More Commonly Diagnosed With ADHD Than Their Older Classmates, Says New Study

June 6, 2024 — New research has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder ...

Training Cognitive Control in Children Does Not Change Brain or Behavior

June 5, 2024 — Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...

The AI Paradox: Building Creativity to Protect Against AI

May 30, 2024 — Cultivating creativity in schools is vital for a future driven by artificial intelligence (AI). But while teachers embrace creativity as an essential 21st century skill, a lack of valid and reliable ...

Children Struggling at School Entry More Likely to Face Disadvantage at Age 16-17

May 23, 2024 — Children who were behind in their development at age 4-5 were almost three times as likely to have been out of education, employment, or training at age 16-17, analysis of pupil data has ...

One in Two Children With ADHD Experience Emotional Problems

May 22, 2024 — Scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions -- which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts -- may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

The Crystallization of Memory: Study Reveals How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain

May 15, 2024 — A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills but also leads to profound changes in the brain's memory ...

What Motivates Preschoolers to Prepare for the Future

May 14, 2024 — Adults spend an average of 59 times a day thinking about the future. This helps them to cope with upcoming challenges. But what do children ...

People Without an Inner Voice Have Poorer Verbal Memory

May 14, 2024 — The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have ...

AI Knowledge Gets Your Foot in the Door

May 10, 2024 — Employers are significantly more likely to offer job interviews and higher salaries to graduates with experience of artificial intelligence, according to new ...

High School Student Helps Transform 'Crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool

May 9, 2024 — A 'crazy idea' hatched during a walk in the woods and first tested by a high school student is now an innovative research tool used by scientists worldwide to predict neurotransmitters in ...

Cybersecurity Education Varies Widely in US

May 6, 2024 — Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...