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Parents offer rewards because they think it will help a child reach a desired goal. But it is more helpful to focus on effort than ‘success’.
When it comes to starting lessons, research says ‘the sooner the better’. But pinpointing a precise age depends on a range of factors.
Fewer than one in ten teen girls surveyed could identify when ovulation happens in a menstrual cycle – even though many of them had had their period for years.
This week, Education Minister Jason Clare made an announcement that could reshape the landscape of international education in Australia.
Try and get your student to focus on one thing at a time – helped by a calm, quiet study environment.
While caps will force some universities to reject students they would otherwise have enrolled, other universities may not be able to fully use their international student quota.
There are developmental reasons for children being messy. But there are ways to encourage your child to look after their rooms without stressful conflict.
Our two recent studies suggest the way students respond to test questions on computers may not be the same as on paper.
Our research on school students’ sexist behaviour towards teachers shows some school leaders, colleagues and parents are downplaying harassment and abuse.
Book Week is a time to celebrate reading and favourite characters. But not all children like to read.
This week, the national 2024 NAPLAN results were released. This comes after families have been receiving individual student results since the beginning of Term 3.
Our research shows teaching support is significantly linked with students’ motivation during adolescence. And this link strengthens as they get older.
My study clearly shows no long-term decline in NAPLAN results from 2008 to 2022. In 2023, they changed the way the test was organised.
Schools have been releasing individual results to families since the start of term 3. Today, we have the overall results.
University courses are about a lot more than immediate employment prospects, or ‘degree equals job’.
There is regular reporting of ‘poor’ school outcomes for Indigenous students. But we still don’t have clear data on the high rates of these children being suspended or expelled.
New Zealand’s bilingual children often lose their mother tongue by the time they leave school. But there are fears that use of English-based decoding in structured literacy will hasten this decline.
Structured maths has been put forward as the answer to New Zealand’s mathematics test results. But the government’s rationale for sweeping changes are based on numbers that don’t tell the full story.
Children have been watching athletes win medals and do victory dances. But sport isn’t just about winning.
We have a formula that would direct international students to institutions that also enrol large proportions of domestic students.
Many parents worry about screen use and their children. Research shows it helps if you watch with your kids and talk about the program.
A new report argues a huge number of recent migration policy changes are already reducing international student numbers.
The national response to the disability royal commission provides yet more uncertainty over the future of special schools in Australia.
The latest Closing the Gap data contains some good news – there is a marked increase in early childhood enrolments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.