Schools can improve how students learn fractions by offering more training to teachers and using clear explanations in lessons, asserts Robert Siegler, a professor of cognitive psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. In this commentary, he outlines interventions that show promise.

Fem norska högskolor och universitet får statlig finansiering under 2018-2020 för att lyfta fram digitala kompetensen på grundlärarutbildningar. De ska också bidra till yrkesverksamma lärares kompetensutveckling. Totalt rör det sig om knappt nittio miljoner norska kronor.

By giving students a chance to come up with their own passion projects, Genius Hour can help them develop skills they might not otherwise have an opportunity for in the classroom.

Addressing overconfidence about performance on exams could help boost students' grades, according to a study published in the Journal of Chemical Education. Researchers found that highlighting such overconfidence improved some chemistry students' scores by about 11%.

Some smart robots - such as Anki's Cozmo - are designed to form emotional connections with their owners, often children. Researcher Sherry Turkle, expressing concern over this design, said real human relationships are key to children's emotional development, and without them children may grow up "without the equipment for empathic connection."

Forskere har undersøkt hvilke tiltak som fungerer best mot mobbing. Her gir de sine råd til lærere og foreldre.

At a time when 790,000 young people are not in education, employment or training, a project teaching skills such as horticulture and floristry is helping encourage some to give learning another chance.

It’s tempting to blame digital devices for students’ poor reading scores, but there may be a more fundamental problem with how we teach reading.

Many teachers are ditching desks for more flexible working spaces in their classrooms. They share how to get started, who to involve, and how to make this shift on the cheap.

To tackle misinformation about what works in teaching, schools must find effective ways to help teachers understand the implications of research.

Barbara Oakley, co-creator of the most enrolled class on Coursera called "Learning How to Learn," shares five techniques to help students become better learners.

It's not proof of cause and effect, but should be a warning, researchers say. Surveys showed teens — especially girls — who spent hours online daily were more likely than others to report depression.