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By Xiaohan Liu, Johns Hopkins University A recent study by Kraft and Christian seeks to understand the relationship between the teacher evaluation system and teachers’ performance by examining the effects of sending administrators to teacher evaluation training programs in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). This study also…
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What is it like to teach in France? No one account, of course, can capture an entire system of schooling in any nation but one American teacher’s description offers a clue. Here is a blog post from Renee Z. Wang who worked in a…
As a musician, I was immediately intrigued by this new study by an international team of researchers that suggests that there is a link between understanding the emotions of others better and interpreting emotions conveyed through music. From the press release: The study’s results provide a foundation for future research that could test the impact… Read More New study shows link between empathy and music
There is a new Best Evidence in Brief and this time I picked this study from this biweekly newsletter written up by Sijie Sheng: Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality (IVR) simulation method compared with a video for teaching and learning scientific knowledge by conducting 2 experiments. In Experiment 1, 131 students were… Read More Virtual reality and science learning: Two experiments (Best Evidence in Brief)
In the region where I live, we’ve seen a decline in students learning languages, not unlike in other regions. What to do? This new research shows that children’s willingness to study subjects like French, German or Spanish is shaped far more by their parents’ attitudes than by their teachers or friends. From the press release:… Read More Want more students to learn languages? Try to convince the parents!
Earlier I posted a post about a study showing that limiting your smartphone use could benefit your mental wellbeing. This new study shows that taking a break from social media can also be a good idea once and a while. I wonder if that is always the case, e.g. it would mean some of my… Read More A study shows – again – how a social media break can improve mental health
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This new study discusses not the benefits of the flipped classroom for learning but what influences the satisfaction during flipped classroom approaches. In short: when they have systematic guidance on the teaching approach in use, comprehensive understanding of both the content being taught and the discipline more generally, a nd a safe learning atmosphere conducive… Read More Student satisfaction in flipped classroom? Guidance, pedagogy, and a safe atmosphere
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Writers have often described certain decades in a nation’s history as a “golden age” such as the “Golden Age of Ancient Athens” and, later of “Ancient Rome” (see here and here). What about America? Has the U.S. had a “golden age?” Some writers have…
This is a study that got me surprised, to be honest. It found that older adults are no more likely to fall for fake news than younger adults, with age-related susceptibility to deceptive news evident only among those categorized as the ‘oldest old.’ A couple of elements to consider: the study was conducted during the… Read More No, older adults seem not to be more likely to fall for fake news than younger adults
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