academic outcomes
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Buckling Down By Lightening Up: How Humor Can Boost Students’ Persistence
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In a randomized experiment, students who watched a funny video persisted with a mentally taxing task twice as long as other students.
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Staying Positive: How Middle Schoolers’ Attitudes About Themselves Influence Academic and Emotional Outcomes
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For many students, their time spent in middle school is characterized by upheaval and vulnerability. New data, however, suggests that students’ perception of their own intelligence and well-being has a significant impact on their success.
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Can Gifting Computers to Students Narrow the Achievement Gap?
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Researchers find that providing free computers to students lacking home computing access has no effect on educational outcomes.