Education Research Report

Education Research Report

Education Research Report

National School Climate Survey for LGBTQ

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 13h

GLSEN, the leading education organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students, announced today new findings from the 2017 National School Climate Survey , showing for the first time in a decade that victimization of LGBTQ youth is not decreasing at rates previously seen -- and has, in fact, gotten worse for transgender and gender nonconforming youth. Begun in 1999, the

School counselors reflect on their experience following student deaths

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

When five school counselors who were part of a counseling team were interviewed to learn how they professionally and personally experienced the deaths of multiple students in one year in their school while attending to the needs of the school community, several themes emerged. The Journal of Counseling & Development study's first theme, gravity of the losses, related to the significance of the lo

By using recorded audio feedback academics can reduce workload mentally and physically

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Academics experience that by using the Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) in higher education they can give more relaxed and dialogic feedback for their learners and reduce their own workload both mentally and physically. Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) is one method for providing feedback for learners that is becoming increasingly popular, especially in e-Education. RAF can be defined as formative or s

Controlling children's behavior with screen time leads to more screen time

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Giving your child extra time on the iPad for good behaviour may not be the best idea according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers found children, whose parents dole out screen time as a reward or revoke it as punishment, spend more time on a smartphone, tablet, computer or in front of the television than children whose parents don't. "It's similar to how we shouldn't use sugary trea

Minority Ph.D. students in STEM fare better with clear expectations, acceptance

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields are more likely to advance professionally, publish more research and secure postdoctoral and faculty positions if their institutional culture is welcoming and sets clear expectations, according to a study of hundreds of Ph.D. students at four top-tier California research universities. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, UCLA,

Teacher Pensions Have Important Retention Impact, Provide Substantially Greater Retirement Security than 401(k)-Style Accounts

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

A new report finds that teacher pension plans play a critical role in retaining educators while also providing greater retirement security than 401(k)-style retirement accounts. Eight out of ten educators serving in the six states studied can expect to collect pension benefits that are greater in value than what they could receive under an idealized 401(k)-type plan. The study also finds that the

Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Data Matters Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success, by Hedy N. Chang, Lauren Bauer and Vaughan Byrnes, September 2018. *Revised December 2018. This report provides a national and state analysis of how many schools face high levels of chronic absence and discusses the implications for state and local action. Nearly 8 million students, in every state and at every grade leve

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School teasing and bullying after the presidential election

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

In response to media reports of increased teasing and bullying in schools following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, researchers in this study investigated its prevalence with a Virginia school climate survey completed by approximately 155,000 7th and 8th grade students in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Survey results were mapped onto presidential election results for each school division’s locality.

Teachers make the difference -- even in virtual reality, but boys and girls differ in terms of how they learn best

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Few years from now, students in schools all over the world will receive part of their education in virtual learning environments. Wearing VR-goggles the students will be able to enter 3-dimentional, simulated places and situations that they would normally not have access to because it would be too expensive, too dangerous or physically impossible. Teaching via VR-technology is spreading widely th

How today's high school cliques compare to yesterday's

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Texas at Austin, have found that while many high school peer crowds and influences have remained constant over time, changing demographics, cultural influences and the increasing number of college-bound youth have led to the emergence of new peer groups and perceptions. The study, which i

Immigrant kids in U.S. deliberately build STEM skills

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

U.S. immigrant children study more math and science in high school and college, which leads to their greater presence in STEM careers, according to new findings from scholars at Duke University and Stanford University. "Most 

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