Children can learn problem-solving skills with iPad
Nowadays touchscreen devices like iPad and tablets are quite popular in children.
One question is when using an iPad, can they learn problem-solving skills besides...
How an afternoon nap can boost your language learning
One important part of language learning is to make associations among new words. This requires consolidation, a process can strengthen memories and make them...
Bad boys, good girls? Parents do not discipline their sons and daughters differently
In both science and society, it is debated how much parents contribute to gender differences in the behavior of their children.
Are boys for example...
Digital games may help students develop critical thinking skills
Game-based learning has gained lots of attention in the science and education fields.
Previous research has focused on game playing in various fields, such as...
How does food change the timing of puberty?
Puberty is a special phase for individual development. During puberty, a child goes through a series of physical and psychological changes, which help him/her...
Student’s second-language grade may depend on classroom listening position
When I learnt second language in middle school, listening test was always the hardest part I tried every method to conquer.
Nevertheless, the testing score...
Hand gesture, a powerful way to learn math
Gestures play an important role in our daily communication.
Whenever you talk with your friends, family members, colleagues, boss, or even a stranger, you use...
Hand gesture can help 2-year-olds learn words
When we learn new knowledge, it is better to get the information from more than one channel.
For example, when we learn knowledge about a...
Sports can improve children’s school performance and health
When I was in elementary school, I studied very hard to become a top student. Even in the physical education class, I tried my...
Dancing statistics
Learning scientific knowledge is different from learning sports, acting, or playing musical instruments, in which you need to view, listen, touch, and perform.
Most scientific...