Category: Education

Students Rated Learning Far Higher When Lecturer Was in the Room, Swedish Study Finds

A survey of 282 Swedish social work students found markedly higher perceived learning with a...

Teaching Students to Question AI Beat Prompting Tutorials in 320-Person Experiment

A randomised experiment with 320 university students found that a short critical-thinking lesson produced higher...

More Digital Technology Was Linked to Greater Stress Among 961 Teachers

Four-wave study of 961 physical education teachers links institutional digitalisation to greater reported digital stress....

Google Forms Came Out Ahead in University Teaching-Tool Comparison

A Nigerian university study finds Google Forms had the strongest individual association with business education...

Combining AI and Peer Feedback Improved Students’ English Writing

A 12-week study involving 122 English-language learners found that combining AI and peer feedback was...

Low-Cost Environmental Learning Platform Wins Strong Ratings From Ugandan Trainees

A Ugandan design-based study of 52 teacher trainees found high satisfaction with a low-cost environmental...

Redesigned Online Courses Linked to Better Student Engagement

In a study of 252 Indonesian university students, redesigned online courses were associated with stronger...

VR Headsets Kept Trainee Teachers Observing Longer Without Detecting More Events

In a German experiment with 123 prospective physical education teachers, VR headsets prompted longer classroom...

One- to two-second loading delays were linked to poorer online learning

Two field studies covering 81,891 learners linked brief loading delays to distraction, fewer completed lessons...

Only 8% of studies reported strong change-tracking evidence for digital school assessments

A review of 106 studies found that digital assessments often reported reliability and validity, but...

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