Remove High School Remove Humanities Remove Learning Science
article thumbnail

Following the lessons of learning science in schools isn’t convenient

The Hechinger Report

But several speakers at the LearnLaunch Across Boundaries conference on education technology and innovation, held last week in Boston, argued that these reforms are not simply trends that will come and go, but the evolution of an education system that, in the scope of human history, is still quite young. Future of Learning.

article thumbnail

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

The Hechinger Report

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first. These ideas have revived interest in E.D.

Teaching 138
article thumbnail

The Research Behind the TED Talk: Angela Duckworth on Grit

Digital Promise

Students completed a survey that included four items from the Grit Scale, as well as questions used to measure various factors known to predict high school graduation, such as school safety, teacher support, peer support, parental support, conscientiousness, and school motivation.

Research 133
article thumbnail

Choosing Wisely: Lessons for Leaders in AI Integration

ED Surge

Amid the chaotic deluge of new generative AI tools, claims and calamities inundating school leaders, Carnegie Learning has been all in on AI for nearly 25 years. The path to their collective goal is equally succinct: continuous research, customer feedback and growth.

Tutoring 115
article thumbnail

Top 10 EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2023

ED Surge

We’re excited to bring you more episodes this year, including more installments in our new series about growing public skepticism about higher education and the impact that is having on the choices students make after high school. If you have a suggestion for a topic or guest for 2024, please send that my way at jeff@edsurge.com.

Civics 97
article thumbnail

PROOF POINTS: College Board’s own research at odds with its decision to axe the essay portion of the SAT

The Hechinger Report

19, 2021 to eliminate the essay portion of the SAT may have delighted millions of current and future high school students but its discontinuation could also be a loss for students of color and those whose primary language isn’t English. He is currently the head of assessment and learning sciences at Roblox, an online gaming company.

Research 125
article thumbnail

Researchers say AI will ‘greatly impact’ the future of education

The Hechinger Report

Researchers at the Digital Promise-led Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences ( CIRCLS ) believe that over the next five to 10 years, AI in the education space will see a significant growth. Start from what is good teaching and learning,” Roschelle said. And not “from what AI can do for me.

Research 145