A multi-national European study, looking at over 5,500 students, has found that a novel school intervention program can not only improve the mathematics scores of primary school children from disadvantaged areas, but can also lessen the achievement gap caused by socioeconomic status. Läs mer [EurekAlert!]

When preschool teachers read books in their classrooms, the questions they ask play a key role in how much children learn, research has shown. But a new study that involved observing teachers during class story times found that they asked few questions – and those that they did ask were usually too simple. Läs mer

Researchers from the Centre for Mathematical Research (CRM) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have mathematically described the frequency of several dangerous phenomena according to their size with more precision than ever. Using new statistical tools, researchers have rigorously demonstrated how the frequency of earthquakes, hurricanes, torrential rains and meteorite impacts can be described with

UNIGE researchers have shown that our general knowledge about the world interferes with our ability to solve basic mathematical problems, even among experts in the field. Läs mer [EurekAlert!]

The Ministry of Education in France introduced a policy in 2002 that reduced class size to no more than 12 pupils in areas determined to have social difficulties and high proportions of at-risk pupils, called Zones d’Education Prioritaire (ZEP). In order to evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of this policy, researcher Jean Ecalle and colleagues

45 skolor i skolor i Stockholms stad samarbetar så att alla elever i årskurs 4–9 som inte når målen i ett eller flera ämnen, eller gymnasiebehörighet i årskurs 9, erbjuds sommarskola. Ambitiösa och hårt arbetande elever, så beskriver läraren Thomas Arvidsson sina elever på Blackebergs gymnasieskola. Läs mer [Pedagog Stockholm]

The positive effects of a rich home learning environment during a child’s early years continue into adolescence and help improve test scores later in life, according to a new study published in School Effectiveness and School Improvement. Läs mer [EurekAlert!])

If you made any plans for next week, congratulations! You’ve demonstrated a key feature of being human: being able to think beyond the here and now – or, think abstractly. But when babies learn different kinds of abstract thought, and how, is still hotly debated by psychologists. Now new research published in the Proceedings of

High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Läs vidare/Read more [EurekAlert!]