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'Exam Roulette' could quell essay-induced anxiety
For many students, essay tests are a source of dread and anxiety. But for professors, these tests provide an excellent way to assess a student's depth of knowledge and critical-thinking skills. At the American Physiological ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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Online professional development boosts teachers' confidence, knowledge
Multiple factors go into making an effective professional development (PD) program for K-12 teachers. Focusing on content, active learning, collaboration and coaching support and using models of effective teaching can broaden ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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Prop. 47 lessened racial disparities in drug arrests
In 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, which reclassified drug possession offenses from felonies or "wobblers"—which prosecutors can charge as either felonies or misdemeanors—to misdemeanors, and in the process ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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Study abroad for commuters: a case study at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Studying abroad can impart a number of valuable, lifelong skills in students, including improved foreign language skills, appreciation for other cultures and, importantly, access to unique learning opportunities only available ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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Template to create superatoms could make for better batteries
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered a novel strategy for creating superatoms—combinations of atoms that can mimic the properties of more than one group of elements of the periodic table. These superatoms ...
Materials Science
Jun 21, 2018
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Chemists teach an enzyme a new trick, with potential for building new molecules
Princeton chemists have found a way to make a naturally occurring enzyme take on a new, artificial role, which has significant implications for modern chemistry, including pharmaceutical production. Their work appears in ...
Biochemistry
Jun 21, 2018
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Deutsche Telekom says will slash 10,000 jobs at subsidiary
Deutsche Telekom said Thursday it would slash 10,000 jobs worldwide at its loss-making IT services subsidiary in the next three years as it seeks 600 million euros ($696 million) in savings.
Business
Jun 21, 2018
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Escaped lion shot dead at Belgium zoo, sparking criticism
Belgian police have been criticised for shooting dead a young lioness at a zoo on Thursday after it escaped from its enclosure.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2018
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Bedrock in West Antarctica rising at surprisingly rapid rate
The earth is rising in one part of Antarctica at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, as ice rapidly disappears and weight is lifted off the bedrock, a new international study has found.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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