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’Machine teaching’ holds the power to illuminate human learning

Human learning is a complex, sometimes mysterious process. Most of us have had experiences where we have struggled to learn something new, but also times when we’ve picked something up nearly effortlessly. What if a fusion of computer science and psychology could help us understand more about how people learn, making it possible to design

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Pluggar på sommarlovet

Ett 50-tal elever i Timrå väljer skolbänken istället för stranden under två sommarveckor. Jag vill komma in på byggprogrammet, säger eleven Daniel Rosengren. Sommarlovet går in i sin slutfas, men för några är det redan över. I Timrå har ett femtiotal elever i årskurs sex till nio hoppat på sommarskolan. »»» Läs vidare [Svt]

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International evidence on what helps poor children succeed

A recent policy brief from the IEA (International association for the evaluation of educational achievement) explores the issue of socioeconomically disadvantaged students who are academically successful, or ”academically resilient.” The authors used data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to explore how prevalent academically resilient students are across education systems and

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