Data and effects of international large-scale school assessments Janna Teltemann looks at PISA-related policy changes and their effects on student competencies Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / January 10, 2018
Self-control: a double-edged sword for high-striving, low-income youth Developmental psychologist Gene Brody talks about 'skin-deep resilience' in African American youth and its negative effects on health Interview by Meeri Kim / January 5, 2018
How to deal with multilingualism in classrooms Dominique Rauch explains that multilingual classrooms are a benefit for all students Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / December 13, 2017
Some children are biologically more sensitive to their environment Children who are the most affected by adversity are also the ones who are most sensitive to the supportive aspects of their environments Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 22, 2017
The importance of children’s self-perception for later academic success Research by psychologist Pamela Davis-Kean shows: kids' self-concept of ability in math and reading is linked to later academic achievement by Meeri Kim / November 6, 2017
How do certain gene variants shape kids’ development and life outcomes? Understanding education-associated gene variants could help to devise interventions that will promote positive development for all children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 18, 2017
Stereotypes, STEM, and a sense of belonging Pernicious stereotypes can dissuade some children from engaging in STEM. But we can use children’s own social tendencies to counteract this by Andrew N. Meltzoff / October 13, 2017
Kids growing up in poverty struggle to acquire vital cognitive abilities Silvia Bunge on developing interventions to better support the learning of goal-directed behavior and reasoning in children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 11, 2017
Breakfast enhances cognition in children and adolescents But evidence not yet clear on the effects of specific foods by Pippa Wysong / September 29, 2017
How are school to work transitions changing in England? What young people do once they reach school-leaving age: A cross-cohort comparison for the last 30 years by Jake Anders / August 11, 2017
DNA variants account for 9% of achievement differences in 16-year-olds Sophie von Stumm explains how behavior - an important factor in children’s ability to learn - is influenced by genes Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 2, 2017
