An AI system might generate the same words as a teacher, but that doesn’t mean the educational interaction for the student is the same.
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As schools consider AI guidelines, educators are also thinking about how they can adjust their assignments to accurately measure what students are actually learning.
Every day in class, students are encouraged to ‘visualise’, ‘imagine’ or ‘picture’ concepts in their minds. Some find this impossible.
When AI hands us an answer, we risk bypassing the process through which learning happens.
Failure in higher education can be a powerful teacher, but only when students have the support, time and agency to process it.
Ask the teacher if – in their view – your child is making an expected or acceptable level of progress, and what evidence tells them this.
We believe no other intervention has been so thoroughly tested in Australian schools or amassed such a comprehensive body of evidence.
The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report proposed restrictions on the use of technology in the classroom.
A study of thousands of students hospitalised with an injury or illness confirms they are likely to fall behind their classmates. But good management and targeted help with learning cut the risk.
Grades don’t actually measure learning, and they can increase students’ stress and decrease their motivation. A college professor explains an alternative to grading students’ work.
Our study of over 300 primary school students showed they preferred certain types of classroom furniture, and they clearly explained how it helped their learning experience.
School sport should prioritise development of the person, not the athlete. A new TV deal has some worried there hasn’t been enough debate as to how this will impact the culture of school sport.
Looking to earn good grades? Good notes could help, an expert says.
Recent news that at least one Ontario university adjusts for grade inflation during the undergraduate application process is a call to action – for long-term educational change.
Learning is an independent activity at university. Students who don’t speak English as a mother tongue struggle to decode the content, let alone make sense of it.
Eleven states have introduced a new test score. Here’s what you need to know.
The learning loss that occurs over the summer for poor students can lead to a growing academic achievement gap in subsequent years. What are community schools and how do they help low-income students?
Introducing game-like elements into classrooms can boost student motivation and learning.
Scientists being wrong is not a bug or a glitch – it’s a feature of science and mistakes can actually lead to new, deeper discoveries.
Technological and digital literacy are crucial for university students who hope to truly contribute to the world in the 21st century.
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Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of International Affairs and the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic), Carleton University
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South African Research Chair in Physical Cosmology, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Education & Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Researcher in Educational Neuroscience, UNSW
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