How to overcome the education hype cycle Promising ideas that produce positive results in experiments often get over-simplified and touted as ‘the answer’ by David Yeager / November 15, 2019
Should homework be scrapped? Homework is considered a financially low-cost intervention for improving outcomes, but seems high-cost for teachers, parents, and pupils by Annie Brookman-Byrne / November 11, 2019
The powerful indirect influence of genes on children’s success Through parenting, genes become effective even if a child didn’t inherit them by Jasmin Wertz / October 28, 2019
Assessing social and emotional learning at school is crucial but tricky A novel app can provide teachers with information to guide instruction, set personalized student goals, and give parents meaningful feedback by Jelena Obradović / October 25, 2019
Mindfulness in schools: Is it overrated? Scientific evidence mitigates the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions by Jessica Massonnié / October 21, 2019
Does personality make a good teacher? The answer is not that straightforward, but teachers’ well-being may be the path to investigate further by Janina Roloff-Bruchmann / October 14, 2019
How teachers‘ beliefs matter for students‘ motivation in math An inclusive and motivating atmosphere is more likely to be achieved if teachers place greater emphasis on growth and learning by Anke Heyder / September 9, 2019
Instruction and student achievement: a missing relationship Past research finds that instruction is related to student achievement, but the results of a current study are not so clear-cut by Elizabeth Covay Minor / June 27, 2019
Seeing the world through math-colored glasses Encouraging students to explore their everyday surroundings may be key to unlocking students’ capacity to understand math by Jake McMullen / June 7, 2019
A fair start in life begins even before children enter school How socioeconomic background affects a child’s development by Manja Attig / May 27, 2019
What do the genetics of education tell us about learning? The genetics of educational attainment may reflect many different characteristics of individuals and the environments they are exposed to by Daniel Briley and Elliot Tucker-Drob / May 13, 2019
How immigrants’ places of residence influence secondary school choices Local environments matter, given that educational choices are seldom made in isolation by Janna Teltemann / May 6, 2019
