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Nowadays touchscreen devices like iPad and tablets are quite popular in children.
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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.
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The concept that children have greater capacity to learn and adapt to their environment compared to adults is based on observations that children have...
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.
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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...
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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...
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