The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2024

Example of the talk meter shown to Cuemath tutors at the end of the tutoring session. Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on a Math Tutoring Platform.” Silence may be golden, but when it comes to learning with a tutor, talking is pure gold. Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on a Math Tutoring Platform.”

Tutoring 140

Tutoring Psychology Elementary School Research 140

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2024

Their meta-analysis was published in the July 2024 issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Parents who talk more about math may also have higher incomes and more education. None of these studies proves that talking to your preschooler about math causes their math skills to improve.

Research 141

Research Museum Education Tutoring 141

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

Just ask a parent trying to take the place of educators while working from home.). Lauren Wright, a sophomore psychology major at Stevenson University in Maryland, is stuck in her apartment near campus because her mother is ill and can’t risk the exposure. Related: Stuck at home with young kids; here’s what to do and not to do.

Education 145

Education Tutoring Psychology Library 145

ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

With shifting societal norms, advances in technology and evolving pedagogical practices at play, it's no surprise that change is the only constant in education. It can be traced back to an ingrained fear of the unknown , a protective psychological response that’s hard-wired into our brains to shield us from potential threats.

Humanities 98

Humanities Psychology Education Library 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Computerized instruction offers the promise of a technological version of a personal tutor, giving instant feedback and tailoring lessons for each child’s needs. Yet even advocates of educational technology recognize the motivating power of a human teacher to encourage a demoralized student or clear up a point of confusion. “You

Psychology 139

Psychology Middle School Tutoring Humanities 139

The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2020

Several programs aimed at keeping incoming freshmen on track for college and others that provide tutoring to elementary students are scooping up jobless undergraduates as mentors in relationships that benefit everyone. Up to a third of high school graduates who plan to pursue higher education never do, the U.S.

Tutoring 125

Tutoring Psychology High School Sociology 125

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2024

Where are we going to find an additional year to make up for these kiddos before they leave the education system?” These companies may have a business motive in sounding an alarm to sell more of their products, but the reports are produced by well-regarded education statisticians. How am I going to factor?

Tutoring 145

Tutoring Psychology Elementary School Research 145

ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

In our Future Teachers series , we ask these questions to aspiring educators on the cusp of entering the classroom. I worked in an elementary school as part of my education minor at the University of California, Berkeley, during my junior year, and I think that had a great impact on me. In this installment, we’re featuring Martinez.

Tutoring 130

Tutoring Elementary School Psychology Cultures 130

ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

The fear or nervousness that occurs when performing or learning math is, by some accounts, the most common form of education-related anxiety. Under Pressure There are a number of theories about how math anxiety relates to performance, according to Colleen Ganley, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Florida State University.

Psychology 139

Psychology Tutoring Pedagogy Research 139

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

The leading indicators of STEM troubles ahead are apparent within the 2022 scores from a national test called the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP tests reading and math in both fourth and eighth grades every two years in order to track educational progress. Yet another explanation is a psychological one.

Private School 141

Private School Psychology Public School Middle School 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

inequality and innovation in education. I tell our students, it’s like tutoring,” she says. “If If you need help in math, you go get a tutor. We’re kind of your tutors for mental health.” I tell our students, it’s like tutoring. If you need help in math, you go get a tutor. Sign up for?

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Middle School Elementary School High School 141

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2020

ASHTABULA, Ohio — Alexis Turner listened carefully as the administrators at the freshman orientation for Kent State University at Ashtabula ticked through the student groups she could join on campus that fall: English Society, Psychology Club, Student Veterans Association. a research analyst for higher education at Ed Trust.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring Heritage Cultures High School 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly higher education newsletter Burns said the answer should not be to track students into easier classes, but to ensure that all students have enough academic support to succeed in the tough classes and finish their degrees.

Tutoring 116

Tutoring Psychology Education Research 116

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 345–375. Educational Researcher, Vol.

Artifacts 117

Artifacts Museum Tutoring Psychology 117

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2017

Jimerson and a staff of tutors arranged for her to take the classes she would need to graduate, and made sure she received a free lunch, school supplies and other basic necessities. Related: Mississippi tops rankings as ‘highest priority state’ in rural education’. The extra assistance set her on a much less rocky path. Della Hasselle.

Tutoring 106

Tutoring High School Psychology Middle School 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2019

higher education and social mobility. Public outrage is warranted: When affluent families can simply pay money to ensure their already-heightened advantage in the educational system, one can’t help but doubt the truth about what it takes to advance in our society. Sign up for our newsletter.

K-12 112

K-12 Tutoring Psychology High School 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He never received extra help or special education services from his Houston-area school district. A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. I compensated for my reading and spelling problems by staying up until 1 or 2 a.m.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

college undergraduates, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and each year far more women are enrolling in higher education than men. Related: How higher education lost its shine Still, it can be a challenge persuading men to seek academic help, said Sanders, who is Black. But then there’s this resentment.”

Museum 127

Museum Tutoring High School Psychology 127

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

“No one was considering the psychological toll each reopening plan would take on students,” she said. No one was considering the psychological toll each reopening plan would take on students,” she said. Credit: Chloe Pressley. The non-profit was one of the founding members of the Move Schools Forward campaign.

High School 145

High School Psychology Inclusive Curriculum Education Policy 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This segregated sorting in higher education is somewhat understandable. Higher Education. Leave this field empty if you're human: But another way to think about educational inequality is to analyze how students fare at the same institution. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Choose from our newsletters.

Tutoring 120

Tutoring Psychology High School Research 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

STEM education, like scientific research, should be rigorous and demanding; an area where some failure is expected. The education system graduates disproportionately low numbers of Black, Latino, Indigenous and women students in STEM majors. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Tutoring 19

Tutoring Psychology Lesson Plan Cultures 19

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In my favorite phrasing of that view: It’s common for parents — no matter their level of education — to take pride in reading bedtime stories to their children. People tend to get pushed away from math during adolescence or college, says Dana Miller-Cotto, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Education.

K-12 125

K-12 Charter School Economics Tutoring 125

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Kenyatta Burn works with her tutor at the Durham Literacy Center on Thursday, Nov. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. 20, 2017, in Durham, N.C. Photo: AP Photo/Brian Blanco.

Tutoring 100

Tutoring Tradition Middle School High School 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

With the coronavirus shuttering schools and forcing the nation into quarantine, these grandparents have shouldered extra duties feeding, caring for and educating their grandkids at a time when they are themselves especially vulnerable. Even under normal circumstances, getting him to do homework without a tutor is a challenge.

Advocacy 127

Advocacy Tutoring Psychology High School 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

When Ann Civitareale’s father passed away in 2009, she little fathomed that she would spend thousands of her inheritance on medical and educational testing for her two sons. Cassandra Archie, Advocates for Educational Equity & Excellence. Related: Sent home early: Lost learning in special education. It is intimidating.”

Public School 25

Public School Private School Tutoring Advocacy 25

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It may seem frivolous to spend so much money on a school dedicated to a grade level that students aren’t even required to attend in most states , but research shows kindergarten can be one of the most important years in a child’s educational career. It is the natural way in which we learn.”. States and districts responded.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Tutoring Psychology Tradition 145

ED Surge

MAY 4, 2023

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. Yet how we devised the traditional education system, they can’t be accepted the way they are. Online education opens the door to be inclusive.

Tutoring 123

Tutoring High School Psychology Research 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2019

candidate at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, noticed how schools across the country were handing out perfect attendance certificates as a way to motivate students to show up. Higher Education. at a March 2019 conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. In 2014, Carly Robinson, a Ph.D.

Tutoring 101

Tutoring Advocacy Psychology High School 101

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In the past, said Brandon Stokes, director of retention and student success at Meredith, “some students, especially considering how anxiety has crept into higher education, would have a horrible experience and even be paralyzed by the stress” of picking their own schedules. A lot of students can’t make up their minds about a major, either.

K-12 135

K-12 Political Science Tutoring Advocacy 135

ED Surge

MAY 12, 2022

But whether they live in Illinois, New Hampshire, Missouri or elsewhere, they each concede that despite their education and certifications, their teacher salary alone is not enough to afford them the lifestyle they had hoped to one day attain. Another tutors. Stacey Robinson. I amaze myself,” she says, sounding truly amazed. “I

K-12 128

K-12 Elementary School Teaching High School 128

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She’d been one of the first graduates in a new charter school landscape that many in New Orleans believed could fix a broken education system. By 2008, education reformers had opened charters in Texas and New York with similar “college for all” promises. She tutored other kids from public housing. psychology class.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Department of Education. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. Even low-income students with the highest standardized test scores are more than three times less likely to go to top colleges than higher-income students , according to the Education Trust. That’s about 2 percent.

High School 111

High School Economics Psychology Political Science 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Most of these efforts are essentially cute toys with educational uses. Sophisticated programs can adjust to each student’s needs and pace, like a personal tutor.

Elementary School 82

Elementary School Museum Tutoring Humanities 82

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

While credit recovery is one of the fastest-growing fields in online education, many programs are little more than diploma mills hastening students through the curriculum with insufficient support. The Charter School of San Diego is one of the schools using that program, yet its educational model has drawn praise. It wasn’t popular.

Charter School 98

Charter School K-12 Tradition High School 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2018

Higher Education. Cruz along with several of his peers have made use of the college’s tutors to keep up. The program doesn’t just test students’ math skills, it also tests their physical and psychological fitness for the job. Related: Can educating kids about unions prepare them for the future of work? Weekly Update.

High School 89

High School Tutoring Psychology Economics 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Even with plentiful low-skill jobs and with some immigrants running small businesses or finding better paid jobs as translators or tutors, poverty is still a reality among recent arrivals. And, as the year went on, his earlier education at a private Catholic school in Ecuador served him well. And all means all.”.

Middle School 106

Middle School Cultures High School Tutoring 106

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

This story about foster care and education was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. BRONX, N.Y.

Charter School 111

Charter School Elementary School Museum Tutoring 111