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AI systems could identify math anxiety from student inputs and change feedback

Math anxiety is a significant challenge for students worldwide. While personalized support is widely recognized as the most effective way to address it, many teachers struggle to deliver this level of support at scale within […]

AI challenges established norms in higher education

Studies from the Department of Communication and Learning in Science show that AI tools such as ChatGPT are not merely being used as support in students’ studies. In fact, they may be reshaping how students […]

Psychological therapies for children whose first language isn’t English can become lost in translation, study warns

Current school-based mental health support for children from multilingual backgrounds can be “lost in translation” because it is reliant on good proficiency in English, a new study warns. The work says greater linguistic flexibility, including […]

Disability studies professor explores ‘double bind’ of medical technology in new book

Medical technology is often viewed as a neutral tool for healing or curing; however, for many disabled people, it represents a complex power dynamic between their own lived experiences and clinical expertise. Dr. Rebecca Monteleone, […]

Experts urge schools to embed critical thinking skills from early years

Education systems need to focus more on independent critical thinking and rational, evidence-based learning and problem-solving to find answers to many of the unprecedented environmental, social, and economic challenges facing humanity, experts say.This article is […]

Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality: ‘Time inheritance’

In November 2012, during my first year as a Ph.D. student, a 23-year-old medical student knocked on my door. Earlier that day, we had been discussing our ages in our shared kitchen. At 30, I […]

Student well-being comes from care, but is caring enough? Academics reflect on three stumbling blocks

Students’ well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Study finds most college students rebounded after pandemic, but to varying degrees

New research from Michigan State University finds that in the four years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended campus life, the majority of college students successfully bounced back. Students experienced rising life satisfaction and declining loneliness […]

Too many students drop out of A-levels—here’s how to help them pick a course they’ll stick with

You can probably remember at least one education choice you regret. You don’t have to be lazy or naive to pick the wrong subject, just lacking in information about what you will actually have to […]

Q&A: Within 5 years, AI could independently propose and test scientific hypotheses

EPFL professor Robert West and invited professor Ágnes Horvát discuss how the rise of AI is transforming the dissemination and production of scientific knowledge.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.