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Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

September 18, 2019 Child Development, Educational Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Learning Disorders, Literacy, Numeracy

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds

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For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health

September 16, 2019 Child Psychology, Children's Health, chronic illness, Depression, Educational Psychology, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Public Health Education

New research shows just how important positive childhood experiences are for our long-term health — especially for those who experience

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Universal code in our brains for what we find beautiful

September 12, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Educational Psychology, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Neuroscience, psychology, Spirituality

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor subjects’ brain activity as they were shown images of art, architecture or

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Warning to adults: Children notice everything: Kids have learning advantage in some situations, study finds

August 5, 2019 ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Learning Disorders, Memory, Mental Health

Adults are really good at paying attention only to what you tell them to — but children don’t ignore anything.

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UMBC program to support diverse students in STEM successfully replicated at PSU, UNC

April 26, 2019 Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Consumer Behavior, Dieting and Weight Control, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Numeracy, Spirituality

UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has been lauded as a national model for supporting diverse students in STEM fields. Other institutions

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Note taking jurors influence verdicts, study finds

March 11, 2019March 12, 2019 Dementia, Dyslexia, Educational Psychology, Gender Difference, Intelligence, Learning Disorders, Memory, psychology

New University of Liverpool research, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the positive impact jurors’ note taking has on evidence recall

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Yea, team! Winning fans see self-esteem boost: Watching with friends makes win sweeter, and eases pain of loss

February 21, 2019 Anger Management, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Educational Psychology, Numeracy, Relationships, Social Psychology, Spirituality

Fans of a college football team that wins a big game could experience a boost in self-esteem that lasts at

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Better analysis of psychological flexibility: Psychological flexibility — the bedrock of a much-used psychological therapy

January 11, 2019 Behavior, Child Development, Child Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Educational Psychology, Intelligence, Multiple Sclerosis, Psychiatry

According to figures from NHS England, some 1.4 million people were referred for NHS mental health therapy during 2017. This

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Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds

December 18, 2018 Child Development, Educational Psychology, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Learning Disorders, Literacy, Memory, Perception

Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given

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