A school in Colorado is using neuroscience and knowledge of how the brain works to help students develop skills such as self-regulation, creativity and empathy.
A researcher says teaching empathy, problem solving, and self-control could lead to safer schools.
Researchers found that the frequency of children’s conversational turn-taking at ages 18 months to 24 months accounted for 14% of the variance in IQ scores
Most teens today own a smartphone and go online every day, and about a quarter of them use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a
Students who have a growth mindset are more likely to consider poor academic performance as a temporary setback that can be overcome, according to a
Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers
Students are more likely to pay attention if they have the motivation to do so, according to research by psychologists Barbara Rogoff and Maricela Correa-Chavez.
Today, 98% of households with 2- to 8-year-old children include a mobile device, like smartphones, tablets, and iPods or other smart-mobile devices, an increase from
Neurologically, the affective networks of the brain are interconnected with strategic and perceptual networks. We cannot separate emotion from cognition. To get to high-level learning,
The marshmallow test is one of the most famous pieces of social-science research: Put a marshmallow in front of a child, tell her that she
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