Study involving over 5 million students from 58 countries found that math test questions could unintentionally disadvantage students | Math problems related to money, food, and social interactions, assumed to be more relatable, hindered their performance compared to higher socioeconomic students.
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PsyPost
Poor students perform worse on math questions about money and food, study shows
Math test questions involving real-life contexts such as money, food, and social interactions disproportionately hinder the performance of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds compared to their higher socioeconomic peers.
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Short video applications like TikTok have gained prominence. New research from China indicate that the more elementary school students use short videos, the lower their academic performance, with attention mediating in this relationship.
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journals.plos.org
The relationship between short video usage and academic achievement among elementary school students: The mediating effect of attention…
Short videos have gained widespread popularity among elementary school students in China. As a form of entertainment media, their usage has steadily increased among adolescents in recent years. This phenomenon has sparked extensive discussions in society…
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In a study of 700+ Dutch university business students, no significant difference in exam performance was found between attending lectures in-person, streamed, or recorded; missing lectures was associated with lower scores.
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Rising heat ☀️ is causing students 📚 to underperform 😓 across the globe 🌍.
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Los Angeles Times
Rising heat is causing students to underperform across the globe
A new study, which reviewed dozens of published articles from around the world, found that cumulative heat exposure has negative consequences for students' cognitive outcomes.
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Mobile gaming worsens student performance and future earnings 🎮📉 – A team of researchers used random roommate assignments and differential exposures to exogenous events (e.g. bans on gaming, introduction of a popular game) to examine what happened to college students who gamed more than others.
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OUP Academic
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*
Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of behavioral and contextual peer effects, along with co
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Science News
General intelligence and a strong work ethic are the best predictors of college grades. Contrary to expectations, mathematical knowledge did not improve predictions above these two factors. Read Full Article #CollegeSuccess #GPA predictors #StudyHabits
🧠 A 1960s study using Project TALENT data revealed that general mental ability and conscientiousness are the top predictors of college GPA.
📚 Mathematical knowledge, surprisingly, did not enhance these predictions.
📈 General mental ability was the strongest predictor, with conscientiousness further improving accuracy when added.
🏆 High school GPA acts as a mediator, as good high school grades (influenced by ability and conscientiousness) strongly predict college success.
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📚 Mathematical knowledge, surprisingly, did not enhance these predictions.
📈 General mental ability was the strongest predictor, with conscientiousness further improving accuracy when added.
🏆 High school GPA acts as a mediator, as good high school grades (influenced by ability and conscientiousness) strongly predict college success.
#AcademicSuccess #CognitiveAbilities #StudentPerformance
Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests. Researchers took account of many other factors that could skew the results, such as the students’ academic performance before they had social media, their family structure and parents’ education.
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the Guardian
Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests
Pupils who open accounts aged 11 to 12 score lower in some subjects than those who wait a few years, study finds
Research found restricting phone use in class improves academic performance, especially among lower-performing students, with minimal impact on higher-performing students. Removing phones also reduces disparities in GPA, indicating a potential way to close learning gaps
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EurekAlert!
Classroom phone bans improve learning and student engagement in India
In this Policy Article, Alp Sungu and colleagues report on a large-scale randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of classroom phone restrictions on student outcomes in India. The findings show that restricting phone use can support learning, particularly…