Education And Psychology
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Vanderbilt KidTalk begins clinical trial on intervention for young children with language delays
Vanderbilt will conduct a clinical trial of an intervention for young children with language delays in an NIDCD study. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Report: Racial isolation affects TN Black teachers’ turnover rates
A Vanderbilt study finds that teachers of color are more likely to transfer schools than White teachers, especially when they are racially isolated. Read MoreNov 29, 2018
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SAILS math remediation eliminated students’ delay in entering college-level courses; did not increase math achievement
Researchers evaluated Tennessee's online course that students complete during high school to avoid taking remedial math in college. Read MoreNov 20, 2018
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Vanderbilt research hub to examine issues faced by children at risk for poor health, education outcomes
Vanderbilt researchers will establish a new research hub to better understand the needs of some of some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Career and technical education is focus of $5M research network
Vanderbilt's Shaun M. Dougherty will help lead the Career and Technical Education Research Network, a new IES-funded research project. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Why does it take humans so long to mature compared to other animals? Look to your neurons!
How long humans and other warm-blooded animals live—and when they reach sexual maturity—may have more to do with neurons in their cortex than body size or mass, according to new research by Associate Professor of Psychology Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Read MoreOct 30, 2018
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Grant to help explore critical issues in Down syndrome
A one-year $604,000 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will allow researchers to to examine biological and phenotypic markers of Down syndrome. Read MoreOct 26, 2018
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Center for Integrative and Cognitive neuroscience hosts workshop
The Center for Integrative & Cognitive Neuroscience hosted the 6th Workshop on Computational Properties of Prefrontal Cortex. Read MoreOct 19, 2018
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Laurie Cutting, Vanderbilt educational neuroscientist, honored with NIH Merit Award
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education Laurie Cutting has received a $3 million NIH Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Read MoreOct 5, 2018
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Effective principals see lower turnover of high-performing teachers
Principals with higher performance ratings are much more likely to retain higher-performing teachers and move out low performers, according to a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Can colorful blocks prep preschoolers for a future in math? This study says yes.
Patterning and spatial activities like block play are simple yet powerful activities in which preschoolers develop early math skills, according to a growing body of research by Vanderbilt scholars. Read MoreAug 27, 2018
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Upside-down jellyfish teach land-locked teens about ocean conservation
More than a dozen Cassiopea were given to the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt by the Tennessee Aquarium. Read MoreAug 17, 2018
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Learning arithmetic refines the primal brain system for representing quantity
A new Vanderbilt study challenges the causal role of the Approximate Number System in mathematical ability. Read MoreJul 23, 2018
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Report: How six school districts changed the principal supervisor role to better support principals
Principals and districts benefit when principal supervisors move beyond the role of administrator to coach and mentor, according to a new Vanderbilt University report. Read MoreJul 9, 2018
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White House honors Vanderbilt faculty for STEM mentorship
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy honored two Vanderbilt researchers for STEM mentorship. Read MoreJul 5, 2018
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New report: iZone schools show gains; ASD little improvement
After five years of implementation, iZone schools continue to show positive gains on student achievement while the students in the Achievement School District did not gain more or less than comparison schools. Read MoreJun 19, 2018
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Report: High principal evaluations predict student achievement
Student achievement gains are higher in schools where principals’ leadership practices are rated more positively by their supervisors, according to a new brief. Read MoreMay 29, 2018
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Remote microphone system helps increase vocabulary of children with hearing loss
Children with hearing loss who use remote microphone systems (RMS) at home have access to about 42 percent more words each day, providing a critical boost to vocabulary and language learning, a Vanderbilt study has found. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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How the brain learns a second language is focus of Vanderbilt study
Vanderbilt University has received a four-year, $552,273 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund new research examining how the brain learns a second language. Read MoreApr 18, 2018
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Center for Effective Lawmaking hosts bipartisan D.C. roundtable on education policy
Vanderbilt hosted the first in a series of three roundtables organized by the Center for Effective Lawmaking to provide academic expertise on issues relevant to lawmakers. Read MoreApr 13, 2018