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Study finds academic achievement is influenced by how pupils 'act out' spe
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 31 (ANI): Pupils' achievements at school are often shaped by the way that they 'act out' specific gender roles, according to a new study which warns against over-generalising the gender gap in education.
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Following removal of standardised assessments, UK special school pupils a
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): After the removal of standardised assessments that were used to evaluate the performance of children with intellectual disabilities, a recent study has shown that such children at special schools in the UK are again being treated differently from children
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Children suspended in school, more likely to engage in offending behaviour
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): While schools might suspend students as a mode of punishment so that they do not repeat the mistake, a new study has shed light on on the same and states that pupils suspended in schools are more likely to indulge in offending behaviors including assault
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Teachers can predict student success just as good as standardised exams
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Teacher assessments of pupils are powerful predictors of success and are as good as exams, claim researchers.
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Cameroon school kidnappings: Authorities suspend vehicular movement
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bamenda [Cameroon], Nov 7 (ANI): A day after the abduction of 79 children from a boarding school in Cameroon's Northwest region, authorities on Tuesday restricted the movement of all non-emergency vehicles from the area, where the pupils were kidnapped.
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Music lessons help children to support their autistic peers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Turns out, collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study reveals.
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Web-based learning tools improve understanding in pupils
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 12 (ANI): Turns out, web-based teaching can improve science understanding for struggling pupils.
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UK PM May praises Birmingham's multi-faith Nishkam Primary School
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [United Kingdom], May 17 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Nishkam Primary School in Birmingham on Tuesday, where she interacted with pupils, staff and the community who are closely involved with the pioneering free school.
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Turns out, eye dilation sex-specific, not sexually explicit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): The size of your pupils may indicate whom you're attracted to, but according to a recent study, your response does not depend on whether the person being viewed is naked or clothed.
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Are you all ears? Your eyes indicate if you are
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Turns out, the eyes really are a window to the soul as a recent study has found that your pupils give away whether or not you are listening.
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Could online tutors and artificial intelligence be the future of teaching?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 26(ANI):Nearly 4,000 British primary school children enrolled for weekly one on one maths sessions with Indian and Sri Lankan tutors. Third Space Learning, the company providing the lessons is targeting pupils struggling with maths - particularly from underprivileged backgr
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Sexual arousal lays an unconscious impact on what an individual sees
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Oct. 26 (ANI): A new study from UCL researchers found that subtle, unconscious increase in arousal - indicated by a faster heartbeat and dilated pupils - shape our confidence for visual experiences.
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