First-year biology students are “rapidly abandoning” beliefs in theistic involvement in human origins. That’s according to annual polling of university students on their views on evolution and creationism. Researchers asked UNSW Sydney biology students to circle one of the following: ...
More »Guide to help young people #chatsafe online about suicide
Young people often turn to social media to talk about suicide-related thoughts and behaviours but have had limited access to guidance on how to do so safely. Now, they – along with teachers and parents – have access to a set of guidelines focused ...
More »NAPLAN authority attempts to quell data set concerns
Parents and teachers will be able to compare the standardised NAPLAN test results of students who took the exams online with those who used traditional pen and paper. The national assessment body says its data analysts have confirmed the two ...
More »Personal best goal setting can buffer student disengagement: opinion
Research consistently shows that many students become disengaged in their schoolwork as they move further into the middle years of high school. As students become disengaged, they participate in class less often, enjoy school less, become less interested in schoolwork, ...
More »Give students more exposure to world of work: Mitchell Institute
Many students aren’t getting opportunities to connect with industry, and government must make efforts to bring the worlds of education and work closer together, a thinktank has argued. In its report Connecting the worlds of learning and work, the Mitchell ...
More »Show ‘em phloem: VR gives students new look at plants, food security
School students at Trinity College in Perth are using virtual reality to take a look inside the world of plants not seen with the naked eye. Created by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology (PEB) at The ...
More »Autism policy translation “patchy” in Australian schools
School communities are still failing to best support students with autism – and a lack of understanding about communication may be to blame. Professor Jacqueline Roberts, director of the Griffith University Autism Centre of Excellence, said while the implementation of adaptations as to ...
More »Expulsion ‘fast track’ in Victorian opposition’s anti-bullying plan draws ire
Three strikes and bullies are out, if principals say so. That’s one of the tenets of Victorian leader of the opposition Matthew Guy’s answer to school bullying across the state. Guy’s office said the $15.3 million plan – which the ...
More »States called on to back mandatory sport in schools
The Federal Government is pushing to make sport mandatory across Australian schools. Federal Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie told Sky News that just like numeracy, reading and writing, physical literacy is an important part of holistic education. “We know that [Australian ...
More »Fire with fire: commissioner targets in-game bullying with own game
The Office of the eSafety commissioner is hoping a new video game will help encourage digital intelligence and online safety skills. The Lost Summer was designed for students to play in the classroom to help them think about the social and emotional ...
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