Ido Davidesco, an assistant professor of learning sciences at the University of Connecticut, is using EEG technology to study students' brainwaves to gather data to improve teaching and learning. In particular, Davidesco says this research could better inform strategies to keep students' attention during instruction.

Schools that adopted a four-day week saw lower math and reading test scores - and those losses grew year over year - according to a study of students' academic outcomes in Oregon by Paul Thompson, an economist at Oregon State University. Thompson's research found the number of schools nationwide adopting a four-day schedule grew to…

Results of a 2014 study found that students had better recall when taking notes by hand -- rather than using a laptop -- but researchers have not been able to replicate those findings since, explains Michelle Miller, a psychology professor at Northern Arizona University.

Teachers have long used literature to help students examine their own lives, and that may be more valuable than ever right now.

Effective learning strategies can encourage students to adopt a growth mindset, Stephen Chew, a professor of psychology at Samford University, said at the 2021 Learning & the Brain conference. Chew also said multitasking can cause distractions that harm learning.  

Students reported sleeping more when schools adopted start times that were 20 minutes to 65 minutes later, according to a study by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Bloomington, Minn., public school system. Researchers also reported a slight uptick in performance for the students in fifth through 11th grades.

Elementary students may struggle with the wording of problems, and the visual supports of comics can help them focus on the math.

As colleges’ use of the technology grows, so do questions about bias and accuracy.

There’s a powerful academic impact, new research reveals, when students are voracious, voluntary readers.

Med et nyt projekt vil Dansk Skoleskak hjælpe elever i specialtilbud til øget trivsel og viden om deres mentale sundhed. Ved hjælp af bræt og brikker arbejder materialet Hjernen på Skemaet blandt andet med selvregulering, selvfølelse, samarbejde og koncentration.

Det lyder umiddelbart selvmodsigende, at elever falder til ro, når de bevæger sig, men det er præcist, hvad der sker i en specialklasse, som råder over to cykelborde. Eleverne pedalerer sig til færre konflikter, øget medbestemmelse og større selvværd.

Barn födda i december löper en nästan dubbelt så hög risk att få en diagnos om inlärningsstörning, som barn som är födda i januari, visar färsk forskning vid forskningscentret för barnpsykiatri vid Åbo universitet.