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Is It Ethical to Run Learning Experiments On Students Without Their Knowledge?

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In June, Dartmouth College dropped a cheating investigation into medical students following the dubious use of Canvas to track perceived activity during exams. In a conversation with EdSurge, Peterson says she would like to see researchers build upon the federal guidelines that protect study participants.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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From pondering over simple natural processes such as the transitions between day and night to complex genomic studies , science has come a long way. Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis.

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Learning by Working Together: Developing and Checking for Group Integration Across Diverse Disciplinary Cohorts

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An ideal integrative component is having small group activities within these talks whereby class members from different disciplines work with each other on activities set by the presenter, i.e. by someone outside of their respective fields.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

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From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost. I learned how the absence of so many Igbo and Yoruba people felt for some growing up in West Africa under European reign. My desire to know exploded.

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Six Powerful Ways to Cultivate Student Attention and Promote Student Success 

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I was recently reminded of some older psychological principles and current neuroscience studies that assisted me in better understanding the realities of how tough it may be for students to pay attention and focus. I have had students create posters and memes of the topics we are studying. 2020, Orhan and Beyhan, 2020).

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The Low-tech Research Strategies That Are Turning Around a Failing Title I School

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Dr. Christy Beaird, principal at Laura Dearing Elementary School in Nevada, however, has actively applied research with minimal data collection to transform her school from one of the lowest performers in the Clark County School District to one of the highest. The Biggest Effect.

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Taking a Tech Break and Unplugging From Classroom Technology

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Increases Focus and Attention Numerous studies have examined the impact that screen time has had on a child’s attention and concentration and have found that excessive screen time is associated with attention problems such as distracted focus and reduced concentration. Here are a few of the benefits.