Does Time on Social Media Predict Later Mental Health? A Five-Year Study Suggests Not

It has almost become an accepted truth, with social media bans becoming increasingly popular among politicians. Young people spend more and more time on social media. Mental health appears to be declining. So one must be causing the other. Over the past few years, numerous studies have reported an association between heavier social media use… Read More Does Time on Social Media Predict Later Mental Health? A Five-Year Study Suggests Not

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Do Young Children Learn Through More Than Imitation?

Young children learn an enormous amount through imitation. They learn to speak, use cutlery (although some seem to unlearn that skill as teenagers 😉), kick a ball, or tie their shoelaces by watching others and then trying it themselves. Watching and practising is a remarkably powerful way to learn. We also know that young children… Read More Do Young Children Learn Through More Than Imitation?

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Why This AI Meta-Analysis Tells Us Less Than It Seems

A previous summer saved me from making a mistake on this blog. I came across a meta-analysis on AI in education and bookmarked it to write about later. By the time I returned to it, however, the study had started to fall apart. Although it had appeared in a top journal, many of the underlying… Read More Why This AI Meta-Analysis Tells Us Less Than It Seems

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Does adventure learning work? Yes… until you’ve been back at school for a while

In the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Toolkit, outdoor (adventure) learning has its own entry. But there is one striking omission: no average effect size is reported. Why? The reason is simple. The evidence linking outdoor adventure learning to academic achievement remains very limited. The few available studies generally report positive findings, but there simply is… Read More Does adventure learning work? Yes… until you’ve been back at school for a while

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Who Paid the Highest Price for COVID School Closures?

Who would you say suffered the most from the COVID school closures? The obvious answer would be: students from the most disadvantaged families. And that’s true… but only partly. A new international study based on PISA data shows that the answer depends heavily on the country where students went to school during the pandemic. In… Read More Who Paid the Highest Price for COVID School Closures?

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Funny on Sunday: The Importance of Punctuation

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Is Joint Custody Better for Children? A Strong New Study Offers Fresh Evidence

One of the most difficult questions after a divorce is undoubtedly this: where should the children live? Is it better for them to divide their time between both parents? Or is it preferable for them to live primarily with one parent? For an individual family, this can be an almost impossible decision. More broadly, it… Read More Is Joint Custody Better for Children? A Strong New Study Offers Fresh Evidence

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When Does the Flipped Classroom Work in Higher Education?

One of the most widely discussed educational innovations of the past fifteen years is undoubtedly the flipped classroom, helped in no small part by the attention generated by Khan Academy. Students engage with theoretical content before class, often through videos or other preparatory materials. Classroom time is then devoted to questions, applications, practice, and collaboration.… Read More When Does the Flipped Classroom Work in Higher Education?

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The Jason Arday Case Doesn’t Mean Academia Is Rotten (I Think)

So we have the Jason Arday case. Is academia now rotten to the bone, as I’ve read in some places, or is it an exception? Well, I think both statements are incorrect. First of all, Arday, although a spectacular case, is not an exception. Academia has seen a steady stream of high-profile scandals over the… Read More The Jason Arday Case Doesn’t Mean Academia Is Rotten (I Think)

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This Study Does Not Show That We Can Multitask

“See? Humans actually can multitask.” I’ve had that message sent to me several times over the past month, usually by people who know I occasionally challenge the multitasking myth. The reason was a new study published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. The researchers trained participants more than 30,000 times to categorise novel, artificially morphed… Read More This Study Does Not Show That We Can Multitask

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