Education And Psychology
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Mobility in TN Achievement School District focus of new study
Student and teacher mobility rates have improved since the ASD takeover, researchers say. Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Mobile 鈥楳akerspace鈥 provides patients tools to create, inspire
At first glance, the mobile Makerspace at Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at Vanderbilt looks like an ordinary computer cart with a printer and storage bins. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Abstract language may help preschoolers grasp early math concepts
Minor differences in language can have a large effect on how children think about learning materials, including the objects that make up a pattern. Read MoreFeb 3, 2015
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When teachers get bonuses, do test scores rise?
A new Vanderbilt study examined a national pay-for-performance program in Texas. Read MoreJan 27, 2015
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Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
Brain scans confirm significant differences in play behavior, brain activation patterns and stress levels in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared with typically developing children. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Vanderbilt University examined social play exchanges on multiple levels, revealing associations among brain… Read MoreJan 26, 2015
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Electrical stimulation 鈥榯unes鈥 visual attention using long-term memory
Picking a needle out of a haystack might seem like the stuff of fairytales, but our brains can be electrically 鈥渢uned鈥 to enable us to do a much better job of finding what we鈥檙e looking for. Read MoreJan 7, 2015
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New K-12 curriculum prepares youths for digital world
Peabody's Melissa Gresalfi is co-author of a four-book series that provides a K-12 curricular toolkit for supporting systems thinking in the digital age. Read MoreDec 12, 2014
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Mental Illness is the wrong scapegoat after mass shootings
An extensive new study by two Vanderbilt University researchers challenges common assumptions about gun violence and mental illness that often emerge in the aftermath of mass shootings. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Vanderbilt lands $15M in grants for special education teacher training
Vanderbilt has received $15 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support the development of special education programs and a national center. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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Researchers explore links between grammar, rhythm
A child鈥檚 ability to distinguish musical rhythm is related to his or her capacity for understanding grammar, according to a recent study from a researcher at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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鈥榃hite matter鈥 behaves differently in children with dyslexia
Trans-institutional neuroimaging research at Vanderbilt finds that the brain may be structured differently in children with dyslexia. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Survey: Majority of Tennessee teachers oppose Common Core
Support for Common Core has declined among Tennessee teachers over the past year, according to the results of a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreSep 24, 2014
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VU receives grant renewal from Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is renewing Vanderbilt University as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with a three-year, $420,000 grant. Read MoreAug 28, 2014
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Combined drugs and therapy most effective for severe nonchronic depression
The odds that a person who suffers from severe, nonchronic depression will recover improve substantially when treated by drugs and therapy. Read MoreAug 20, 2014
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Fault trumps gruesome evidence when it comes to meting out punishment
A new brain study has identified the brain mechanisms that underlie our judgment of how severely a person who has harmed another should be punished. Read MoreAug 3, 2014
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Electric 鈥渢hinking cap鈥 controls learning speed
Vanderbilt psychologists show it is possible to selectively manipulate our ability to learn through the application of a mild electrical current to the brain, and that this effect can be enhanced or depressed depending on the direction of the current. Read MoreMar 21, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Experts available to discuss reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
Experts from Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2014. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Brain mapping confirms patients with schizophrenia have impaired ability to imitate
A brain-mapping study of patients with schizophrenia has found that areas associated with the ability to imitate are impaired, providing new support for the theory that deficits in this basic cognitive skill may underlie the profound difficulty with social interactions that characterize the disorder. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Thesis documenting discovery of famous psychological effect donated to Vanderbilt
The original thesis of John Ridley Stroop, who discovered one of the most famous tasks in cognitive psychology while studying for his doctoral degree at Peabody College, was donated to Vanderbilt by his son Fred. Read MoreMar 3, 2014
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American economics Ph.D.s on decline; One way to keep them — office space
A Vanderbilt economist turned his expertise back onto his own discipline and has published a 15-year analysis of graduate economics education in the United States. Read MoreJan 23, 2014