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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.

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Failure Motivation Gamification Cognitive Development 318

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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. This outcome is now attributed to methodological flaws.

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Education Language Languages Cognitive Development 167

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

Entrepreneurs and developers try to make the best possible drug to treat students, while administrators and researchers (myself included) stand guard, testing and validating the treatments. This complex web of interactions makes it hard to isolate and prove the direct impact of a technology on learning as one does in efficacy studies.

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Culture Cognitive Development Research Methods Study 213

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on the greatest challenge of all: Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. According to video documentation in the study, U.S. Imagine you are a mountaineer.

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Problem-Based Learning Math Education Learning 193

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.

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Teaching Social Studies Cognitive Development Students 166

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). That research indicates that students in these schools generally have higher scores on both traditional state tests and international assessments.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 105

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MAY 24, 2024

Social-Emotional Learning Art class extends beyond a student’s cognitive development, it can also impact their social- emotional learning. Academic Achievement Various studies conducted over the years have shown a correlation between art education and academic achievement.

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Art Cognitive Development Culture Achievement 69