Education

School attendance across England still hasn’t recovered for many children since the pandemic—and the gap between rich and poor pupils is growing, experts warn.This post was originally published on this site

Funding organizations can fix the science publishing system—which currently puts profit first and science second—according to research published on the arXiv preprint server.This post was originally published on this site

A new national report has shown for the first time how generative AI (GenAI) is already being used by some universities to assess the quality of their research—and it could be scaled up to help […]

Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and […]

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing.This post was originally published on this site

A new study shows that while Czech speakers are immune to specific grammar illusions in their mother tongue, they unconsciously adopt the “glitchy” processing patterns of native speakers when reading in English.This post was originally […]

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they polite to them, and willing to attribute human-like qualities to them? Researchers from SWPS University […]

Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion.This post was originally published on this site

Many mobile apps claiming to support early reading skills in children fail to deliver actual educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly driven by esthetics and functionality, a new Flinders University analysis has found.This […]

Across state legislatures and in Congress, debates are intensifying about the value of funding certain college degree programs—and higher education, more broadly.This post was originally published on this site