News tagged with elementary schools

Look! Something shiny! How some textbook visuals can hurt learning

(Medical Xpress)—Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children's interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 08, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Preordered school lunches may be healthier, study finds

(HealthDay)—Young students are more likely to choose healthier school lunches if they can preorder them, away from the temptations of the sights and aromas of food in the lunchroom, a new study finds.

Pediatrics May 03, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Genetics plays major role in victimization in elementary school

Genetics plays a major role in peer rejection and victimization in early elementary school, according to a study recently published on the website of the journal Child Development by a team directed by Dr. Michel Boivin, a rese ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 16, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Children's physical activity levels are not enough to counteract sedentary lifestyles

Children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination than their more active peers, reveals ...

Health Aug 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study finds that physical education mandates not enough in most states

Children need quality physical education to combat obesity and lead healthy lives. Georgia elementary schools make the grade when it comes to providing that education, but middle and high schools in the state don't even come ...

Health Jul 06, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

U.S. schools throwing the book at unhealthy drinks

(HealthDay) -- More U.S. elementary schools are banning unhealthy beverages from the premises, according to a new report.

Health Jul 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 4

Head lice beginning to show permethrin resistance

(HealthDay) -- Although live head lice obtained from school-aged children in Paris remain susceptible to the insecticide malathion, approximately 14 percent have been found to be resistant to permethrin, suggesting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jun 05, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids

Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 30, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

(AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection ...

Health Jan 25, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Gene expression in mouse neural retina sequenced

The population of Eric Morrow's seminar "Neurogenetics and Disease" comprises mainly undergraduates who were skipping down the halls of their elementary schools when the first drafts of human genome sequences were published. ...

Genetics Dec 07, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Video games may help with boys' classroom struggles

Studies during the past decade have shown elementary school boys are struggling -- falling behind academically while also being diagnosed with learning disabilities and getting in trouble at school at far greater rates than ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 05, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Psychology study finds key early skills for later math learning

Psychologists at the University of Missouri have identified the beginning of first grade math skills that teachers and parents should target to effectively improve children's later math learning.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 11, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Geography matters to your health, researchers say

Believing geography matters significantly to the health of Canada's next generation, researchers at The University of Western Ontario are using innovative technology to measure and monitor the physical activities of 1200 ...

Health Jun 02, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Does baseline concussion testing really reduce risks to athletes?

Baseline concussion tests given to hundreds of thousands of athletes might, paradoxically, increase risks in some cases, according to a Loyola University Health System researcher.

Health Jun 01, 2011 | not rated yet | 0