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Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades

The Hechinger Report

The study is described in a 2024 draft paper posted on the website of SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network. It is currently undergoing revisions with the academic journal Management Science. The report from the University of Michigan definitely pushed that work to top priority.”

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PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors

The Hechinger Report

In a survey, humanities, arts and social science professors say they really want their students to be able to analyze data, create charts and spreadsheets and reason mathematically – skills that high school math courses often skip or rush through. Majors that require calculus were excluded.

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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

That’s using a broad definition of humanities that includes “communications,” a popular major that now makes up more than a quarter of all humanities graduates. These humanities fields are down to unprecedented levels,” said Rob Townsend, director of humanities, arts and culture programs at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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With enrollment sliding, liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves

The Hechinger Report

We definitely have those students who are baristas one year out, but they’re also writing a novel on the side,” said Kathryn Foster, president of the University of Maine at Farmington, which also focuses on the liberal arts. It appears true that the very definition of “liberal arts” is a problem. Wait, you haven’t even defined it yet?”

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

ED Surge

Students have also been asked to use the platform to make presentations for English or social science classes, she adds. It’s definitely still a core strategy — only more nuanced than before. “Educators are already using CoCo to teach sophisticated concepts in geometry through interactive art projects,” she says. “Or

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past.

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Cultural Dimensions of health - Introduction

Anthropology for Beginners

Drawing from biological and social sciences, as well as clinical sciences, medical anthropologists have contributed significantly to the understanding and improvement of human health and health services worldwide. Culture is not self-evident and needs careful definition if it is to be used as a scientific explanation.

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