Mathetude - Stories tagged with: university of chicago Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html Mathetude http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 11:03:21 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ As a Broader Group Seeks Early Admission, Rejections Rise in the East A broader and more diverse group of students, including foreigners and minorities, are applying for early admission to top colleges, making acceptance that much harder. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14353.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14353.html Mathetude Sculb 14/01/2012 Stopping Sexual Harassment in Middle School Now a separate study has shown that building-wide posters, student-drawn maps of campus sexual harassment “danger zones,” and student-created “personal boundary agreements” can go a long way to reducing peer-to-peer sexual harassment and dating violence—at little expense. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13896.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13896.html Mathetude nitajo 01/12/2011 Don't blame the rich for inequality, it's the broken education system Rallying against the wealthy is misguided, writes Raghuram Rajan. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13814.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13814.html Mathetude Skinner 19/11/2011 Is PARCC aligned with CCSSM? Researchers of elementary math education write of concerns with the PARCC Draft Model Content Frameworks for Mathematics. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13526.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13526.html Mathetude nitajo 21/10/2011 Study: Math Skills Rely on Language, Not Just Logic A new study of deaf people who have made up their own hand signals to communicate shows that without number words, it’s hard to keep track of more than three objects at a time. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12855.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12855.html Mathetude Sculb 17/07/2011 Researchers Probe Causes of Math Anxiety Math problems make more than a few students—and even teachers—sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often associated with mathematics. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12492.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12492.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2011 Studies Find Language Is Key to Learning Math New research shows a lack of language skills can hamstring a student’s ability to understand the most fundamental concepts in mathematics. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11886.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11886.html Mathetude nitajo 19/02/2011 Economist’s Plan to Improve Schools Begins Before Kindergarten James J. Heckman, a University of Chicago economist, offered a provocative idea for reducing budget deficits and strengthening the economy: investing in early childhood development. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11520.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11520.html Mathetude nitajo 25/12/2010 Parents, Talk to Your Kids About Math Before It's Too Late Researchers and policymakers have urged parents for years to read to their young children, even infants, to help them develop better vocabulary and reading readiness. Now, a new study by the University of Chicago suggests parents should be talking to their toddlers about numbers, too. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11225.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11225.html Mathetude nitajo 12/11/2010 Girls pick up math anxiety from female teachers A new study is showing that young girls may pick up math anxiety from female teachers, who may themselves be anxious about their math ability. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9405.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9405.html Mathetude nitajo 01/02/2010