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Group work can engage students in active learning, yet students often resist working with peers in class. MIT research shows the benefits of working in a team!
“People often question the possibility of teaching ethics, and some of that doubt comes down to whether we’ve got explicit instruments to actually further that education,” saidLeigh Hafrey, a senior lecturer in leadership and ethics at MIT Sloan.
"The motivation behind holding the girls-only workshops is to foster a curiosity and familiarity in computing that may lead to a future increase in the number of women engaged in computer science."
The Esperanza, or “promise,” program is ongoing and has already trained hundreds of school staff members on how to manage trauma and anxiety, and to identify these manifestations in students.
"Among their many projects, Banerjee and Duflo’s work helped reorganize the public schools system in India, placing an emphasis on grouping children by learning level rather than age or grade level."
Mentors are a valuable part of student learning. Congratulations to this year's MIT Committed to Caring award recipients for going above and beyond to connect with students.
“I was interested in leveraging technology to improve the students’ learning experience,” MIT's Alex Shvonski, a postdoc in physics and a Digital Learning Lab fellow.
Can we control attention using brain waves? What would the classroom implications be for those students who have trouble focusing?
Babies are able to understand some basic laws of physical reality. A new model registers “surprise” when objects in a scene do something unexpected. The work could be used to investigate infant cognition.