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How Personalized Learning Algorithms Could Be Shaping Educational Experiences

In the current educational landscape, technology continues to reshape how students engage with learning material, but recent investigations reveal an unexpected side effect: personalized algorithms might not always be as beneficial as intended. Today’s post will explore how these algorithms are transforming school psychology and what educators should recognize about these innovations. The Rise of […]

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The Dilemma of ADHD Medication in Preschoolers: Navigating the Treatment Maze

Recent discussions in school psychology have highlighted significant concerns about the treatment paths for preschoolers diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). While behavioral therapy is recommended as the first line of treatment, many young patients are medicated immediately after diagnosis due to various systemic issues. This blog post delves into the complexities of ADHD medication in […]

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What Gifted Education Teaches Us About Every Child’s Mental Health

Picture a student who always finishes her assignments early, asks big questions, and lights up when she learns something new. Now picture that same student a few years later—quiet, anxious, maybe even underperforming. What happened? A new study from the University of the Basque Country may hold some answers. Researchers Leire Aperribai and colleagues examined […]

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The Cognitive Benefits of Language Learning in School Psychology

Language learning is often emphasized in educational curricula for its role in cognitive development, particularly in the realm of school psychology. Recent research and educational practices suggest that the advantages exceed simple linguistic capability, tapping into cognitive, academic, and psychological benefits that can be pivotal, especially in school-aged children. Cognitive Enhancements from Language Learning The […]

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How Undergraduate Research at Minority-Serving Institutions Transforms Futures

A quiet campus lab can change a life. Picture a senior at a minority-serving university—first in her family to attend college—holding a pipette for the first time. Twelve months later, she’s applying to a biomedical PhD program. That’s not a coincidence. It’s the power of undergraduate research experiences (UREs). A new multi-institutional study in Frontiers […]

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What Dyslexia Reveals About How Kids Learn Numbers

Here’s a stat that might stop you in your tracks: two out of every three children diagnosed with dyslexia also have math difficulties. We often picture dyslexia as a reading disorder—letters flipping, words jumbling—but for many kids, numbers trip them up just as much as words. A new study from researchers at the University of […]

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School Phone Bans and Student Mental Health: A New Perspective

In recent years, schools across the globe have been implementing bans on cell phone use as a strategy to enhance learning environments. While these bans have been hailed as beneficial in reducing distractions and fostering better classroom engagement, new research sheds light on the unintended consequences that these policies might have on student mental health. […]

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Suprise? Teachers Are the Essential for Kids’ Mental Health

Here’s a fact that stops you in your tracks: youth unemployment worldwide is more than twice the adult rate That might sound like a problem for college graduates, but the truth is, the seeds of this crisis are planted much earlier—in middle and high school classrooms where kids wrestle with stress, identity, and their sense […]

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