Researchers from JFK Medical Center found that more than 60% of high-school students taking part in a sleep study did not get enough sleep because of texting or other phone use late at night, while 20% to 25% woke up from their sleep to respond to text messages. The study, based on 3,000 high-school students,…

”Techno-Freud” – det har psykologiprofessorn Sherry Turkle kallats i sin roll som uttolkare av hur ny teknik förändrar oss och våra relationer. Nu oroar hon sig för att vår förmåga till empati minskar. En stor studie visade att studenter har svårt att sätta sig in i hur andra tänker och känner.

Sleep issues are more common among teenagers with symptoms of ADHD. And although they need more sleep, they tend to get way less than they need.

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Students and teachers demand digital tools, including open educational content.

Verbal and academic delays among children with dyslexia begin to show up as early as first grade, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. The analysis found the gaps can continue through 12th grade.

Students at a West Virginia middle school take part in new cross-curricular projects every three weeks. In this commentary, eighth-grade English teacher Lydia Withrow discusses her decision to teach a crime-scene-based lesson in her class.

Don’t go hunting for it as though it were a single entity. Creativity emerges from a variety of mental process and has no precise locationEven in the wilderness that is human thinking, creative ideas seem to be deliberately designed to defy empirical inquiry.

Gymnasieskolor riktar sig allt mer mot särskilda elevgrupper, till följd av friskolereformen. Det gör att bland annat barn till högutbildade föräldrar i större utsträckning väljer en viss typ av utbildning – och barn till lågutbildade en annan. Med andra ord: avstånden mellan grupperna förstärks.

Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, Centrum för idrottsforskning (CIF), ska under 2016 genomföra en fördjupad analys av idrottsrörelsens barn- och ungdomsverksamhet.

Young people on NHS-affiliated panel say placing subject on national curriculum is key to helping prevent problems in later lifeMental health should be placed on the national curriculum for primary school children, an NHS-affiliated advisory group has said.

The introduction of arts programs in early childhood may help children develop social and emotional skills, according to an analysis of research by the National Endowment for the Arts. However, data show some programs may be more effective than others.