Surf the net in class, get lower final exam scores
Students who used a laptop during class lectures, for non-academic use, like surfing, tend to get lower scores on the final exam in the course.
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STEM enrichment may not help math scores
For students in 1 UK study, continued participation in STEM enrichment activities, like camps and other hands-on fun activities, don't appreciably boost math scores.
Subsidized housing benefits some kids, not others
Kids with good scores and few behavioral issues are boosted by living in subsidized housing; if the have low scores or behavioral problems, subsidized housing fails them.
Practice tests may help info retrieval under stress
When you're under stress, like taking a test, you don't retrieve info as efficiently from your brain. Practice tests can help with that.
Calif. and U.S. in standoff over a science test
Calif. officials say they shouldn't waste students' time with science tests that don't even test understanding of new science standards. US says they have to.
NAEP reports state-level scores on science test
Scores were released Thursday on the 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade science test for NAEP. State-level results might not tell us what we need to know.
More recess LiiNKed to better focus in school
Recess helps, not just with social and physical development, but also with academics, because it increases the amount of time kids pay attention in class.
A healthy diet supports early literacy skills
Diets rich in vegetables, fruit, berries, whole grain, fish, and unsaturated fats and low in sugary products produced better reading scores. From Finland.
Fla. judge: Tests alone can’t hold 3rd graders back
A Fla. judge has ruled that the Bush-era law requiring 3rd graders to pass a reading test is no good.
More students take ACT, but scores drop a little
ACT participation is up a little, achievement of the college-readiness benchmark on the test is down a little. Some state data is released.