ABSTRACT Violence, Crime, and Abuse Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth; An Update

“Violence, Crime, and Abuse Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth; An Update” is the title of a new report in the May 13 issue of JAMA Pediatrics.

According to the abstract, “Two-fifths (41.2%) of children and youth experienced a physical assault in the last year, and 1 in 10 (10.1%) experienced an assault-related injury.”

In addition, the rate of sexual abuse and assault “was 10.7% for girls aged 14 to 17 years.”

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Kids’ Reading, Math Skills Tied to Future Success

“Kids’ Reading, Math Skills Tied to Future Success” is the title of an article in a recent issue of Health. The article discusses implications of new research appearing in the May 2 issue of Psychological Science: “Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status.”
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ABSTRACT “Academic Redshirting” in Kindergarten Prevalence, Patterns, and Implications

“Kindergarten ‘redshirting’ not very common, study finds” is the title of an article in yesterday’s issue of EdSource; Highlighting Strategies for Student Success. The article discusses implications of a study appearing in the June issue of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis: “‘Academic Redshirting’ in Kindergarten; Prevalence, Patterns, and Implications.“

“The term ‘redshirting’ originally comes from the practice of keeping a freshman athlete out of intercollegiate sports for a year to give him or her an extra year of NCAA eligibility,” according to EdSource. ”It’s not thought that many parents hold their children out of kindergarten for athletic advantage, but to give him or her more time to ‘mature.’ However, the study found that most children who were held back might not really need the extra year. They were not likely to have lower math or reading scores or to be notably behind in social skills.”

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

“Look! Something shiny! How some textbook visuals can hurt learning” is the title of a recent e! Science News article discussing the implications of new research appearing in this month’s issue of the Journal of Educational Psychology: “Extraneous perceptual information interferes with children’s acquisition of mathematical knowledge.“
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Study: Meditation Improves Memory, Attention

“Study: Meditation Improves Memory, Attention” is the title of an article appearing in yesterday’s online edition of The Atlantic.

The article discusses implications of research published last year in the journal, Psychological Science: “Mindfulness Training Improves Working Memory Capacity and GRE Performance While Reducing Mind Wandering.”
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Research Report: Prevention of Bullying in Schools, Colleges, and Universities

Prevention of Bullying in Schools, Colleges, and Universities is the topic of a new report and recommendations published earlier this year by the American Educational Research Association.

An intriguing paragraph from the report:

Bullying is part of the larger phenomenon of violence in schools and communities. Educators and scholars should not limit themselves to the traditional definition. Since it is not fully clear to what extent victimization and bullying overlap, the public and researchers should assess both victimization and bullying behaviors. Further, the examination of victimization should involve interactions among all community members, including youth, teachers, school staff, parents, and so forth. As a result of differences in definition, there is no consensus on the incidence of bullying or on trends over time. There is a need for researchers to agree upon how best to define and measure bullying and to reach consensus on comparable use. Research that distinguishes more carefully among types of bullying and levels of severity would make it possible to monitor levels of bullying and evaluate intervention efforts in a more standardized manner.

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KC Education Research Updates is a sister site of the KC Education Enterprise, which covers policy news of interest to residents of 28 districts in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Knowing Student Misconceptions Key to Science Teaching, Study Finds

“Knowing Student Misconceptions Key to Science Teaching, Study Finds,” an article in a recent issue of Education Week, discusses implications of research published earlier this year in the American Educational Research Journal: The Influence of Teachers’ Knowledge on Student Learning in Middle School Physical Science Classrooms.

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