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“#Three ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention when schools go virtual” Credit: CC0 Public Domain When nearly all U.S. brick-and-mortar schools suddenly closed in March 2020 and went online, large numbers of students simply didn’t log into class. Even if they did show up, many more weren’t paying much attention or…
“#How to teach teachers amidst the pandemic” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new study published this week in The Learning Professional, a University of Colorado Denver researcher looked at best practices for educating teachers in an online environment. Known as professional learning, this type of learning is different from professional development in the sense…
“#A three-decade ‘moving picture’ of young Australians’ study, work, and life” Credit: Shutterstock The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) unpack the lives of young Australians as they leave school, enter further study or the workforce and make the transition into adulthood. The latest findings are now available for the group of young people who…
“#Research shows delaying school has little effect on children’s maths and reading skills” Credit: Shutterstock Whether to hold a child back from starting school when they are first eligible is a question faced by many parents in Australia each year. If you start a child at school too early, there’s a fear they may fall behind….
“#Engaging undergrads remotely with an escape room game” Credit: CC0 Public Domain To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many universities canceled classes or held them online this spring—a change likely to continue for many this fall. As a result, hands-on chemistry labs are no longer accessible to undergraduate students. In a new study in the…
“#Predicting A-level grades accurately ‘near-impossible task’” Predicting A-level grades is a “near-impossible task,” and the system needs to be overhauled to reduce inaccuracies that can lead to unfair disadvantages for some students, says new research from the UCL Institute of Education. For the working paper published today, academics from UCL Center for Education Policy &…
“#First generation university students need more guidance navigating education system” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Young people who are the first in their family to go to university are less likely to attend an elite institution and are more likely to drop out than those with graduate parents, according to new research led by the UCL…
“#Universities should learn from assessment methods used during the pandemic—and cut down on exams for good” Alternatives to exams, such as open book reports, could lead to stronger understanding of a topic. Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock Timed written examinations continue to dominate university assessment. In most professions, the need to recall and write down specific information from…
“#Scotland’s exam result crisis: assessment and social justice in a time of COVID-19” Credit: Shutterstock Anger and confusion followed the release of this year’s Scottish Qualification Agency (SQA) results, the first of the UK nations to publish school results in the aftermath of COVID-19. About one quarter of teacher-recommended grades were changed: most were downgraded,…
“#Impact of COVID-19 has created stark discrepancies in students’ experiences of taking A Levels, says new study” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from the University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham has indicated some stark discrepancies in students’ experiences of taking A-levels this year. The researchers, Professor Kalwant Bhopal at the University of Birmingham and…