Parents’ responses to children’s math success, failure linked to motivation, anxiety “You’re so smart!” This encouraging response may actually do more harm than good to children’s math performance, according to a new study by the University of Georgia.
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According to University of Pennsylvania, research from Angela Duckworth and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person, results that held even when accounting for variables like gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
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British Reporter — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many parents suddenly had to support their children with schoolwork on a daily basis. This was not always easy. How do you effectively provide instruction and keep your child focused? Researchers of the Institute
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British Reporter — School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress studying at home, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in
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The FINANCIAL — Almost half (45%) of U.S. parents report they are “very worried” that their children will contract COVID-19 at school or in childcare facilities. Twenty-seven percent report they are “somewhat worried,” 13% are “not too worried” and 9% are “not
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The FINANCIAL — Based on the analysis of the current epidemiological situation, the Interagency Coordination Council under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister has decided to start the learning process in schools and universities on September 15 as usual, in classrooms and auditoria. Head
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Durham University have announced today that they have received a transformative donation from alumnus Charles Wilson and his partner Dr Rowena Olegario to launch the Durham Inspired – North East Scholarships programme which will support students coming from low-income backgrounds from the
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