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Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain

August 30, 2021 by Editor

Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens – learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain.

Research Director Mari Tervaniemi from the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Educational Sciences investigated, in cooperation with researchers from the Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the University of Turku, the link in the brain between language acquisition and music processing in Chinese elementary school pupils aged 8-11 by monitoring, for one school year, children who attended a music training programme and a similar programme for the English language.

Brain responses associated with auditory processing were measured in the children before and after the programmes. Tervaniemi compared the results to those of children who attended other training programmes.

“The results demonstrated that both the music and the language programme had an impact on the neural processing of auditory signals,” Tervaniemi says. [Read more…] about Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain

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New study shows Transcendental Meditation reduces emotional stress and improves academics

July 30, 2021 by Editor

Students who participated in a meditation-based Quiet Time program utilizing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique for four months had significant improvements in overall emotional stress symptoms, quality of sleep, and English Language Arts (ELA) academic achievement according to a new randomized controlled trial published last month in Education.

The study was conducted by researchers from the Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education and Stanford University. This was the first randomized control trial to investigate the effects of TM on standardized academic tests.

“Students have been experiencing increased levels of stress and it’s impacting their academic performance,” said Laurent Valosek, lead author of the study and Executive Director of the Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education. [Read more…] about New study shows Transcendental Meditation reduces emotional stress and improves academics

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High-resolution microscope built from LEGO and bits of phone

July 2, 2021 by Editor

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Now, researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Münster have succeeded in building a high-resolution microscope using nothing more than children’s plastic building bricks and affordable parts from a mobile phone.

They then went on to show that children aged 9-13 had significantly increased understanding of microscopy after constructing and working with the LEGO microscope. Their results were published in The Biophysicist. [Read more…] about High-resolution microscope built from LEGO and bits of phone

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Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply

June 22, 2021 by Editor

Nearly one in four teachers may leave their job by the end of the current (2020-’21) school year, compared with one in six who were likely to leave prior to the pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation survey. Teachers who identified as Black or African American were particularly likely to consider leaving.

U.S. public-school teachers surveyed in January and February 2021 reported they are almost twice as likely to experience frequent job-related stress as the general employed adult population and almost three times as likely to experience depressive symptoms as the general adult population.

These results suggest potential immediate and long-term threats to the teacher supply. [Read more…] about Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply

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Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material

June 17, 2021 by Editor

A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method.

The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counseling researcher Lisa Forbes and was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning.

While many educators in higher education believe play is a method that is solely used for elementary education, Forbes argues that play is important in post-secondary education to enhance student learning outcomes. [Read more…] about Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material

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Pandemic teaching transitions back to classroom with lessons learned

June 15, 2021 by Editor

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During the 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, which will be held virtually June 8-10, Andrew Morrison, from Joliet Junior College, will reveal lessons learned by educators during remote teaching caused by the pandemic and what techniques they can use in the return to classroom instruction.

The session, “Lessons learned teaching through a pandemic and looking forward to a post-COVID-19 classroom,” will take place Tuesday, June 8, at 1:45 pm Eastern U.S.

Morrison said many adaptations for pandemic teaching likely will not transition to classroom, but he felt some, such as the use of online collaboration tools, should be retained to increase the equity of access to the course or to increase student engagement. [Read more…] about Pandemic teaching transitions back to classroom with lessons learned

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Foster care, homelessness are higher education hurdles

June 10, 2021 by Editor

A college education is estimated to add $1 million to a person’s lifetime earning potential, but for some students the path to earning one is riddled with obstacles.

That journey is even more difficult for students who have been in the foster care system or experienced homelessness, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

But the more college administrators and faculty know about these students’ problems, the more they can do to ease the burden.

Getting into universities in the first place can frequently be a challenge for students who’ve had unstable home lives, said David Meyers, co-author of the study. [Read more…] about Foster care, homelessness are higher education hurdles

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Lack of math education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development

June 10, 2021 by Editor

A new study suggests that not having any maths education after the age of 16 can be disadvantageous.

Adolescents who stopped studying maths showed a reduction in a critical brain chemical for brain development. This reduction in brain chemical was found in a key brain area that supports maths, memory, learning, reasoning and problem solving.

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Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain

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The researchers used structural brain imaging to detect the developmental effects of linguistic and cognitive stimulation starting at six weeks of age in infants.

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Unraveling positional and structural errors in numerical weather forecast models

May 12, 2021 by Editor

Due to the chaotic nature of the atmosphere, weather forecasts, even with ever improving numerical weather prediction models, eventually lose all skill.

Meteorologists have a strong desire to better understand this process as they try to trace forecast error back to observational gaps and to provide a means for improvement.

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