Being “good at math” not an innate skill
Research on Norwegian students of average age 10.5 years found that practice, no innate math skills, makes you good at math....
read moreStudents with a disability more likely to be restrained/secluded at school...
Students with a disability are more likely to be secluded and/or restrained at school. It may not be surprising to some, but U.S. public schools use restraining techniques and seclusion more often on students with disabilities than their peers...
read moreExcited better than calm for test performance
Getting excited before a test improves performance better than trying to calm down. Experiments at Harvard showed that performance on anxiety-inducing activities, like public speaking an math tests, are improved when students get excited because they are thinking about...
read moreModerate to vigorous exercise boosts teens’ grades
The more intensive the exercise, the greater the impact on test results. This is especially true when it comes to girls and science....
read moreTeen fights can destroy IQ to the equivalent of an entire year of school...
For girls, it only takes one fight! A fight-related injury resulted in a 1.62 IQ point drop for boys, and 3.02 IQ point drop for girls....
read moreEffectiveness of brain training in a school setting
Summary of Findings from a Study on the Effectiveness of LearningRx Brain Training in a School Setting In a study led by Dr. Oliver W. Hill, chair of the Virginia State University psychology department, 57 high school students were...
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