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Savner du mere aktive piger i din undervisning? Så kan det, ifølge et europæisk forskningsprojekt, være en god ide at kaste et blik på klasselokalet. For måske har du fået indrettet et rum, der lægger op til 'bro-bonding' blandt drengene og passiviserer pigerne.

Når flere undervisere planlægger, gennemfører og evaluerer idrætsundervisningen sammen, kan flere elever med særlige behov inkluderes i idrætten. Det viser treårigt forskningsprojekt

My colleagues and I have carried out new research analysing the records of around 540,000 primary school children across England. It reveals a troubling picture. Whether a child gets identified with specific learning difficulties – an umbrella term for conditions involving difficulties with reading and mathematics – depends not just on how they perform academically, but on the school…

Almost 1 million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. These so-called Neets face a significantly higher risk of long-term unemployment, poor health and involvement in crime. Most research has focused on the characteristics of individual young people: low exam results, high absenteeism, socio-economic disadvantage. These factors matter, of course. But in our new research,…

Children diagnosed with ADHD in early elementary school years are more likely to have better academic performance, attend college and avoid dropping out, according to a new study. Early diagnosis allows access to treatment and school supports that can improve educational outcomes compared with diagnoses made later in adolescence.

Jon Star, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, on strategies to move math teaching beyond speed, fostering deeper thinking and understanding for advanced students.

Research indicates that digital devices have a modest effect on children's attention spans, contrary to the belief that they have significantly diminished the ability to focus. Daniel Willingham, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia, suggests that while digital entertainment makes children quicker to feel bored and less willing to wait for rewards, the ability to control…

Mange av ungdommene fortalte at innholdet i seksual-undervisningen på skolen ikke samsvarer med tingene de lurer på. Det kan gjøre kropp og seksualitet vanskelig.

Elevhälsopodden pratar skärmanvändning och dess effekter på barn och unga - ett ämne på allas läppar! Forskaren och folkbildaren Sissela Nutley är inbjuden för att nysta i forskning och kunskap om detta område som de flesta har en åsikt om. Deltar i samtalet gör också skolläkare Anna-Clara Patton som är verksam i Uppsala kommun och…

A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin.

New research shows children recognise bullying as intentional and emotionally harmful behaviour, and they want to help, but many don’t feel able to intervene. The findings have just been published in an open access paper in the journal School Psychology International.