reading the article "engaging art assessment through technology" by Heather White, the advantages of digital methods in the classroom are discussed, particularly the advantages of using a CPS system. We use a similar system here at UMD for some classes to take attendance and complete in class assessments using a hand held remote to select answers displayed on the screen at the front of the class.
Significant advances have been made on several fronts in fathoming and combating schizophrenia -- from genetics to neuroscience to the psychosocial aspects of the disorder. The August issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, published by the Association for Psychological Science, is a state-of-the-art summary of the latest research on every facet of schizophrenia.
Idle computers are the astronomers' playground: three citizen scientists -- an American couple and a German -- have discovered a new radio pulsar hidden in data gathered by the Arecibo Observatory. This is the first deep-space discovery by Einstein@Home, which uses donated time from the home and office computers of 250,000 volunteers from 192 different countries. This is the first genuine...
(Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) A study led by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's Jodrell Laboratory, which focuses on epigenetics in European common marsh orchids, has revealed that some plants may be able to adapt more quickly to environmental change than previously thought. The new study, published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, brings new hope to plant conservation.
(DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) As much as 12 percent of the world's human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic materials. That's more than what could be offset if the same plants and materials were burned to generate energy, concludes a study published today in the journal Nature...
Women and girls in the United States consider and engage in suicidal behavior more often than men and boys, but die of suicide at lower rate -- a gender paradox enabled by US cultural norms of gender and suicidal behavior, according to a psychologist who spoke Thursday at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
Severe mental illness is more common among college students than it was a decade ago, with more young people arriving on campus with pre-existing conditions and a willingness to seek help for emotional distress, according to a study presented at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. The data support what college mental health professionals have noted for some time.
Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.
On a recent flight I was reading Jaron Lanier's book You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto. I got stuck somewhere in the middle and then dozed off watching Avatar. (Brilliant.
Chicago is a big city -- it sprawls up almost as far as it sprawls out -- and competition is tough, no matter what business you are in. You need to find a way to stand-out without losing touch with...
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