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APRIL 1, 2024

Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. Data generated by this brief questionnaire helps educators screen, assess, guide intervention planning, monitor progress and evaluate outcomes related to SEL. Learn more about Dr. Mallery’s use of data in guiding SEL efforts.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. Examples of survey items used by students to evaluate teachers via the Network for Educator Effectiveness. This teacher makes lessons interesting.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Despite the evidence that introducing STEM during the pre-kindergarten years supports children’s cognitive development and positive attitudes toward learning and inquiry, there is very little STEM instruction in pre-kindergarten classrooms.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments. Each approach is best suited to different contexts.

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APRIL 12, 2024

In response to research claims that Logo, a programming language for children, didn’t work for learning, Papert wrote: This [technocentric] tendency shows up in questions like “what is the effect of the computer on cognitive development?” or “does LOGO work?”

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APRIL 7, 2022

A Boost in Cognitive Development. People used to have a negative impression of bilingualism, as early researchers thought that exposure to more than one language led to “mental confusion” among children and caused them to develop performance gaps as they aged. Alexa Cruz is a writer and editor with a passion for teaching.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Just like math or literacy, social emotional skills and mindsets build toward more complex skills - like self-direction, curiosity and purpose - as students develop. Such a developmental trajectory is proposed in the Building Blocks for Learning , which I developed for Turnaround for Children.

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