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!]
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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
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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]
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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!])
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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
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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!]
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Han har gillat matematik sedan förskolan och tentade av gymnasiematten redan i högstadiet. I sommar tävlar Lerbergsbon David Engström mot världseliten i matematikolympiaden i engelska Bath. Läs vidare [Lokaltidningen.se]
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Arbetsmarknaden för dem som bara gått grundskolan är nästan helt stängd. Samtidigt saknar allt fler elever behörighet att söka till gymnasieskolans nationella program. Särskilt stort är problemet i utsatta områden. Läs vidare [Dagens Arena]
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Artificial Intelligence is changing banking, health, business, and the military. But so far, it has been slow to go big in K-12 education, said Scott Garrigan, a professor at Lehigh University at a session at the International Society for Technology in Education’s annual conference here. Läs vidare/Read more [Education Week]
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Årets andra nummer innehåller fyra artiklar. Investigating the fit of a model for students’ understanding of fractions in a Norwegian context Trond Stølen Gustavsen and Olav Gravir Imenes Authority in students’ peer collaboration in statistics: an empirical study based on inferentialism Abdel Seidouvy, Ola Helenius and Maike Schindler Engaging children in mathematical discourse: a kindergarten
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