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Direct linkGrammer, Jennie K.; Ahmed, Sammy F. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023
In recent years awareness of the importance of executive function (EF) skills for students' academic growth has increased. Research suggests that experience in school promotes EF development; however, recommendations regarding evidence-based practices that educators can use to support EF in their classrooms are limited. Here we outline two main…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Academic Achievement, School Activities, Evidence Based Practice
Eadaoin J. Slattery; Paula Lehane; Deirdre Butler; Michael O'Leary; Kevin Marshall – Review of Education, 2025
Minecraft is a popular digital game-based learning (DGBL) tool used in learning environments around the world. With increasing emphasis on evidence-informed practice and policymaking in educational systems, this paper systematically reviews the evidence base behind the use of Minecraft in improving academic, cognitive, motivational-affective and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Educational Games, Children
O'Brien, Jude – Childhood Education, 2021
Many social systems, especially education, have an opportunity to significantly improve individual performance and well-being outcomes by attending to and including brain fitness as part of their approach. Brain fitness, like physical fitness, requires exercise. Brain-based "workout" activities improve cognitive development, and their…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Well Being
Download full textJones, Stephanie M.; Kahn, Jennifer – American Educator, 2018
The Aspen Institute's National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development united a broad alliance of leaders to speak with a unified voice about the urgency of integrating social and emotional development into the fabric of K-12 education. The commission convened a group of scientists, researchers, and academics across disparate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Emotional Development, Social Development, Cognitive Development
More, Cori M.; Spies, Tracy Griffin; Morgan, Joseph John; Baker, Joshua N. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
The number of students who are English language learners (ELL) is increasing significantly across the United States. As this number increases, so does the number of students who are ELL and being identified as having disabilities. The intersection of English language instruction and special education is an emerging field of scholarship, and it is…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English Instruction, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum
Main, Katherine; Whatman, Susan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Research confirms that when students disengage from learning, there is a greatly increased risk of them dropping out of school and not completing secondary education (Year 12). In an Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) report on Equity in Education [OECD. 2012. "Investing in Equity in Education Pays off", in…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Self Efficacy, Intervention
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
