One Abacus, Seventy Learners: What Blocks Hands-On Math in Namibian Classrooms
A study of ten Namibian Grade 4 teachers shows that teacher preparedness, linguistic flexibility and a lone abacus enable hands-on ...
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When the Mind Divides, Sarcopenic Muscles Falter: Neural Clues to Unsteady Force in Ageing
New research shows that older adults with sarcopenia lose force steadiness and neural control precision when performing a cognitive task ...
The Science of Why Some Gestures Help You Learn Words Better Than Others
A new framework in Educational Psychology Review identifies seven dimensions, from iconicity to cultural familiarity, that explain why some instructional ...
Thinking in a Second Language Changes Moral Choices, but Only When the Mind Has Room to Deliberate
A new CNI model study shows that the foreign language effect in moral judgment combines enhanced outcome sensitivity and reduced ...
Generative AI acts as cognitive scaffolding to rescue overwhelmed holiday planners
University of Surrey research published in the Journal of Travel Research shows generative AI can act as cognitive scaffolding that ...
Virtual Labs Beat Physical Ones for Inquiry Skills, Major Meta-Analysis Finds
A three-level meta-analysis of 21 studies finds virtual experiments significantly outperform physical ones for students' scientific inquiry skills, except in ...
Textbook Design Flaws May Be Behind Students’ Struggles With Linear Inequalities, Study Finds
A study of Indonesian secondary school textbooks finds that procedural, justification-light presentations of systems of linear inequalities systematically produce epistemological, ...
Escape Room Learning Helps Nursing Students With ADHD but Hurts Those With Language Difficulties
A quasi-experimental study of 426 nursing students found that a virtual escape room improved multiple-choice performance for students with ADHD ...
Metaverse Classrooms Boost Hospitality Students’ Learning Without Extra Mental Strain
A quasi-experimental study in Taiwan found that hospitality students taught in a Gather.Town metaverse environment achieved significantly higher learning outcomes ...
New Model Argues VR Learning Depends on Experience, Not Just Headsets
A new conceptual framework argues that virtual reality supports learning only when embedded in preparation, situated engagement, reflection, and transfer ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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