Brain control? Shining light on pupil constriction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Youve seen it on television: A doctor shines a bright light into an unconscious patients eye to check for brain death. If the pupil constricts, the brain is OK, because in mammals,...
View ArticleBlackBerry may soon capture your eye and identity
Bringing back a bit of the sexiness of gadgets more suited to Ethan Hunt, James Bond or Captain Kirk, Research in Motion is making your BlackBerry an "eye-device," with information from your iris...
View ArticleCharter schools spend more on administration than traditional public schools
While charter school advocates criticize public school bureaucracies as bloated and wasteful, it turns out that charters spend more on administration and less on instruction than traditional public...
View ArticleExperiences of migrant children: At home abroad
Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and...
View ArticleFujitsu develops eye tracking technology
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced development of eye tracking technology that takes advantage of compact, inexpensive cameras and light-emitting diodes (LED) embedded in PCs. Up until now, tracking...
View ArticleBiology prof says eyeball may belong to big squid
Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a Florida beach has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community.
View ArticleLG Electronics HMD patent sets sights on video viewing
(Phys.org) —Such a concept: outputting currently-displayed content of a user's digital device to an HMD. But there is an added nuance where the video follows you no matter where you look. LG...
View ArticleRules of attraction: Catching a peahen's eye
Getting the undivided attention of a female is tough at the best of times but it's even harder when surrounded by other male suitors. It's no wonder males often resort to ostentatious displays to...
View ArticleLink between academic success and character strengths examined
(Phys.org) —Scientists are investigating if children with certain character strengths are more likely to succeed academically.
View ArticleS.Africa high school pass rate edges up slightly
South Africa's high school pass rate rose slightly in 2012, results showed Wednesday, but science and mathematics scores point to problems still haunting the education system in Africa's economic...
View ArticleInnovative approach results in improved writing skills at primary school
Primary school writing classes place insufficient emphasis on pupils' writing processes and on the communicative function of texts. Teachers tend to focus mainly on the superficial features of a text,...
View ArticleThe census has got it wrong on languages
The widely reported census figures published yesterday by the Office of National Statistics supposedly gave us all a snapshot of what languages we speak and where we speak them. But the data is...
View ArticleTeachers' assessments not always conducive to fair education
Teachers' assessments of pupils' literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children's right to fair and gender-equal education, according to a...
View ArticleLessons to be learned: Perfecting the classroom of tomorrow, today
Newcastle University experts have carried out the first-ever study of interactive tables in the classroom as part of a major trial to understand the benefits of technology to teaching and learning.
View ArticlePupil well-being falls foul of testing 'obsession'
Government pressure on schools to abandon programmes which promote wellbeing will have 'disastrous' effects on vulnerable pupils, according to University of Manchester research.
View ArticlePhonics check is a valid but unnecessary test
The phonics screening check introduced by the coalition government last year does identify school children in Year 1 who may be falling behind in learning to read, but is not really more informative...
View ArticleCroatian pupils mark EU entry with astronaut chat
A group of pupils at a Zagreb high school on Wednesday marked their country's July 1 entry into the European Union by talking to an astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS).
View ArticleDigital tablets improve classroom learning
(Phys.org) —Using digital tablets for classroom learning activities improves understanding of topics, digital skills, creativity, independent learning and motivation. This is the opinion of 87% of the...
View ArticleTablet computers replace traditional textbooks in a Finnish school
This autumn, the schoolbags of pupils attending the Savonlinna Teacher Training School of the University of Eastern Finland are much lighter than before, thanks to tablet computers. Approximately half...
View ArticleGender equality creates new school boys
According to new Norwegian research, decades of gender equality measures have helped to change children's upbringing and their understanding of gender.
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