Single sex education has long been a feature of Australian education, yet more and more single sex schools are merging to form a co-ed cohort in response to increasing demand. According to research fellow from the Institute for Social Science ...
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Many teachers and parents wonder when excess screen use becomes harmful for kids, but recent research shows the two-hour mark is linked to a range of negative health risks. A newly published study led by the University of Queensland used ...
More »Who’s afraid of critical thinking? And why you and your students shouldn’t be
To have adopted a rather pessimistic or ‘tick the box’ attitude towards the Australian Curriculum’s general capabilities – and in particular critical thinking – is not surprising when we consider the enormity of a teacher’s tasks on any day. I ...
More »Students with same-sex parents outperform peers on tests
Children with same-sex parents outperform their peers on national standardised tests, a new study has shown. Researchers from the Universities of Melbourne and Queensland looked at data from Dutch population registers and found that the advantage amounted to 13 per ...
More »Help for parents of teens with developmental disability
University of Queensland researchers say "simple strategies" could help teens with a developmental disability gain confidence about their education and future. Associate Professor Kate Sofronoff said many parents with developmentally disabled teens were feeling the strain, and struggling to tackle ...
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