As they get older, kids are often discouraged from using their fingers to do math. However, research is showing that doing math with fingers is helping the brain.
More than 3 million U.S. schoolchildren are classified as gifted. Thousands of others, however, are never identified as gifted and remain underserved because they start school not speaking English.
Att få fler lärare som forskar är en del av temat för 2016 års Forskningskonvent. "Om fler lärare är involverade i forskning så kommer det här med vetenskaplig grund att utvecklas", säger Anders Arnqvist, ordförande i Vetenskapliga rådet.
Neuroscientists and psychologists are trying to develop a new way of thinking about intelligence, one that includes kids who don’t always shine in the traditional system.
Lärare tar hänsyn till annat än kunskaper när de sätter betyg. Det visar Ilona Rinnes avhandling. "På så sätt kan betyg aldrig bli rättssäkra", säger Ilona Rinne.