Your memory during exams isn’t just related to how much you study. It is also about how your brain functions under pressure.
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Get plenty of sleep, seek support from trusted friends and adults and read the exam question thoroughly. And remember you have lots of options beyond your ATAR.
Suspending or expelling a student should be a last resort. But our study shows it is more common than it should be in NSW public schools.
Homeschooling ranges from highly structured ‘school at home’ to ‘unschooling’ where kids learn through living.
League tables make good headlines and spark debate. But they should not be the guide for choosing schools.
Banning cellphones on school grounds may offer short-term relief, but it does not solve tech-related misunderstandings at home.
A national study shows 32% of Year 12 students reported ‘high psychological distress’ in the four weeks before the survey was taken.
Maths is often feared and rejected by teenagers. This has serious implications for Australia’s future.
Researchers heard from students who described ‘being picked last for everything’, as well as teasing and physical pushing at school.
Many neurodiverse children face misunderstanding and exclusion at school. Shifting to neuro-inclusive classrooms can help all children feel seen and supported.
Kids have a lot to say. Sometimes they just need a little help to feel confident speaking up.
When we look at the definition of bullying, it is not surprising disagreements occur. Identifying bullying is not clear-cut.
The study looked at students’ levels of confidence and anxiety, while monitoring their brain waves and sweat glands while they did a test.
Institutions should provide teachers with wrap-around support that allows them to be the best educators they can be and fight burnout.
If the results are disappointing, try not to catastrophise them. For one thing, NAPLAN was done about four months ago – students will have made progress since then.
Doing everything for your child robs them of an opportunity to learn. Here are the dos and don'ts.
Play is a big part of early childhood education. But once kids start school, play is frequently dismissed as something fun, that is not part of learning.
The winter school holidays can be a tricky time. Parents juggling work and chilly conditions make it easy for kids to end up on the couch with multiple devices.
For many of us, calling our teachers by their first names would have been unthinkable. But some teachers are changing the centuries-old practice of formal names.
About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect.
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Sue Roffey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Critical Pedagogies, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology