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Building a Better Student Body
College admissions offices typically rely on two major cognitive measures to supplement prospective students’ applications: high-school grade point average (GPA) and SAT or ACT scores. But for too long, these measures have been given disproportionate
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Remembering Carolyn Rovee-Collier
After decades of refusing to give in to multiple sclerosis, Carolyn Rovee-Collier lost her brave battle with breast cancer on October 2, 2014. Carolyn’s empirical research reflected a paradigm shift within the field of infant
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Playing With Puzzles and Blocks Could Build Children’s Spatial Skills
Play may seem like fun and games, but new research shows that specific kinds of play are actually associated with development of particular cognitive skills. Data from a nationally representative study show that children who
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Should Schools Teach Personality?
The New York Times: Self-control, curiosity, “grit” — these qualities may seem more personal than academic, but at some schools, they’re now part of the regular curriculum. Some researchers say personality could be even more
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Using Science to Help Teach Teens Safe Driving Skills
Young drivers have a reputation for being among the most dangerous on the road for good reason; according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), teen drivers, per mile driven, are nearly three
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The Curious Science of When Multitasking Works
Harvard Business Review: Trying to do two things at once is usually a recipe for doing both badly, according to a long line of research. We’re slower and less accurate when we try to juggle two things. Experts
