eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Improved cognitive development Other studies have found games that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving can improve students ability to process and retain information–essential components of literacy education. The camp also yielded noteworthy results on the DIBELS 8th Edition Reading Assessment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

That job has become more difficult in recent years, according to numerous surveys , research studies and EdSurge interviews, as the last few classes of kindergarteners have shown up lacking some of the basic skills and competencies that educators and school leaders had previously come to expect. We don’t always expect that.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

These block-based programming languages utilize a low floor, high ceiling approach , meaning the technology is accessible enough for learners of all ages and abilities to participate and engaging enough so that users can build expertise and do more complex projects with time and experience. What if the same principle is applied to coding?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

On one hand, I really want to respect cognitive development, and on the other hand, I also dream to be a proud mom,” Hu says. “I The Rise of Private Tutoring In China, millions of families participate in “ shadow education ,” or private tutoring that supplements the teaching students receive in schools.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Given what we know about teacher retention and/or the cognitive development of young children, this is incredibly dismaying (and not limited to Massachusetts). It also seems to be a harsh indictment of school leaders’ inability to enact research-based (or even common sense) best practices.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. I loved it, this class was the one [where] I was most outgoing and participated the most.” [The

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