Reading a novel can physically change your brain
Researchers at Emory University studied the brains of college students the morning after they read assigned parts of a thriller novel and found that their brains had changed....
read moreExcited better than calm for test performance
Getting excited before a test improves performance better than trying to calm down. Experiments at Harvard showed that performance on anxiety-inducing activities, like public speaking an math tests, are improved when students get excited because they are thinking about...
read moreTesting online daily boosts college performance
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered ways to level the playing field for college students of lower incomes. The team found that things like “benchmark” quizzes (which gave instant results on incorrect answers) helped the...
read moreA new way to predict long-term success in college?
New research out of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Rice University suggests that a combination of AP exam results, personality traits and standard admission practices may give the most accurate prediction of whether someone will succeed in college...
read moreColleges making it harder to get ADHD meds
Some are now requiring that students go through a lengthy approval process that includes two months of testing and paperwork, as well signing a formal contracting promising that they’ll submit to drug testing, see a therapist every month and...
read moreStudy shows adults learn as well as college students
Adults of any age can learn from tests (vs. just rereading or restudying information). In this particular study, the improvement of the adults was significant and comparable to that of the college students....
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