Students beliefs and attitudes about learning can result in behaviors that affect their learning, writes educator and author Barbara Blackburn. In this article, Blackburn shares three beliefs of students and strategies to help counter the beliefs in a positive way, including the idea that they are a failure unless they get it right on the…

A fun multiweek project can support the development of the crucial skills that drive academic success for middle school students.

Ny forskning vid Åbo Akademi visar att det finns en skillnad mellan pojkar och flickor inte enbart i ordförrådets storlek utan också i ordförrådets tillväxt under de första åren.

Using tables can help bring challenging abstract algebraic concepts into better focus for high school students.

From spooky read-alouds for Halloween to a spring Battle of the Books, middle schools can use these strategies to get all students excited about literacy.

What leadership styles were important for principals as they navigated the challenges associated with COVID-19? How can school leaders partner with community to bring sustained change? In this edition of Researching education: 5 further readings, we share 5 readings on the topic of leadership, which address these questions.

To improve literacy rates in the U.S., reading expert Timothy Shanahan says we need to stop looking for silver bullets and instead invest in teaching a much broader range of skills.

By centering student voice, grand conversations give teachers opportunities to deepen students’ content knowledge and collaboration skills.

To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic? A growing number of studies address this question, but findings vary depending on context. Here we conduct a pre-registered systematic review, quality appraisal and meta-analysis of 42 studies across 15 countries to assess the magnitude of learning deficits during…

In his new book, psychologist Daniel Willingham says many study strategies aren’t based on evidence.

Experiential learning can help curb disparities in science and math that emerge early on, says Emily Adah Miller, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education and a co-author of the Next Generation Science Standards.

When teachers guide students to look beyond narrow metrics of success in math, more students will see their potential for learning.