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Children as Artists: A New Perspective on Upper Paleolithic Cave Art

Anthropology.net

By integrating insights from developmental psychology, researchers have identified playful and imaginative marks made by young artists, fundamentally rethinking prehistoric creativity. The article is titled, “Children as playful artists: Integrating developmental psychology to identify children’s art in the Upper Palaeolithic.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

ED Surge

And new research points to better ways to strengthen student-teacher relationships and a sense of belonging, argues Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University. Should Chatbots Tutor? Dissecting That Viral AI Demo With Sal Khan and His Son Should AI chatbots be used as tutors?

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Exploring the Happiness Curve in Diverse Societies: Are Rural Populations Exempt from Midlife Slumps?

Anthropology.net

The "U-shaped" happiness curve, where happiness levels are high in youth, dip during middle age, and rise again in later years, has been a popular theory in psychology. The WEIRD Bias in Psychological Research The findings emphasize a broader issue in psychology, commonly known as the WEIRD problem. 1 Gurven, M., Rodriguez, D.

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Here Are the 10 Stories K-12 Readers Couldn’t Put Down in 2024

ED Surge

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024. As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

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Another puzzle piece to help you revise the Abnormal Psychology option

Psychology Sorted

And here is another Psychology Sorted review sheet. This Abnormal Psychology review sheet on major depressive disorder will help you to match the studies and arguments to the questions, in time for your May 2024 revision. I’ve started completing it just to give… Continue reading →

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International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT

The Hechinger Report

These are typically low-stakes homework assignments where a professor might ask students to post their thoughts on a reading assignment in, say, psychology or biology. The scientists didnt actually read all 1,140,328 discussion-board submissions written by 16,791 students between the fall term of 2021 and the winter term of 2024.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last month, showed that the reading scores of elementary and middle schoolers continued their long downward slide, hitting new lows. Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new science of reading laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms.

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