"This study documents the views of classroom teachers about the role of at-home entertainment media use - TV shows, video games, texting, social networking, music, and other media - in kids' and teens' academic and social development at school. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of teachers for their perceptions on this issue."
A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading studies (carefully) rather than relying on summaries by journalists or even by the researchers themselves.
Video games make you smarter? Not so fast! http://t.co/2qYbvHOv Kritiek op onderzoek games in onderwijs&discussie gouden standaard onderzoek
"The best we can do is provide good models ourselves and a healthy, stimulating, moral environment"
Learning theories mapped http://t.co/K6kwKcNK8J (h/t/ @oldaily)