2019 Education Research Highlights
Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.
How to Create a Classroom That’s a Safe Space for Failure
How do we teach resilience to our students? What makes a classroom a safe space to fail in?
New statistical model improves the predictive power of standardized test scores
Will "dynamic measurement" lead to improvements in the predictive power of standardized tests?
Closing The Choice Gap In American Education
While policymakers may continue to make headway with education choice programs, entrepreneurs will be the ones to successfully create and scale affordable alternatives to conventional K-12 schooling, closing the choice gap and perhaps the others as well.
Spanish in the World
The Spanish language is growing in popularity and influence
How civics inspires students to get involved
A civic education curriculum can reveal that students care deeply about plenty of issues in their schools and communities.
Students talk through math in this California school. Now test scores are rising.
Talking through math problems has helped students at this California school boost their test scores
Can Children Learn Science Through Dance?
Three separate recent studies show that using dance in science lessons has a positive effect on student engagement and socialization. But are they really learning science?
Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement
Why class size matters: understanding the link between class size and student achievement
Arts, SEL collaboration boosts school climate, assessment options
In the "whole-child" era, experts at a Turnaround Arts event described how the arts can help educators meet school goals and improve student learning.