“Making material harder to learn can improve long-term learning and retention.”
Three researchers, in January 2011, published the results of an experiment in which they showed that students who read material in difficult, unfamiliar fonts learned it more deeply than students who read the same material in conventional, familiar fonts.
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First-time, full-time graduate enrollment in STEM programs registering a 50% increase over the decade.
A new report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) finds that the number of Americans pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering has risen sharply over the past decade and stands at an all-time high.
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Students at the University of Washington.
There are thousands of computer-related jobs that are waiting to filled just in Seattle alone. But the number of bachelor’s degrees in computer science at the University of Washington is the same as it was more than ten years ago. A lot of students have been rebuffed in their effort to major in computer science or computer engineering.
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The average sticker price and average net price for tuition and fees at public and private colleges in the U.S. over the past 15 years.
There are two ways to think about college tuition price:
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Amount of time students study has dwindled.
Is college too easy? Survey data shows that over the last 50 years, the amount of time college students actually study — read, write and otherwise prepare for class — has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15.
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Economists are increasingly worried that young Americans will spend years buried under student debt.
Joe Mihalic was determined not to be one of the many young Americans that economists are increasingly worried about that will spend the coming years buried under student debt.
Continue reading… “How one man wiped out $90,000 in student loans in 7 months”
Futurist Thomas Frey: For colleges and universities, the great age of experimentation is now upon us.
Last week, Harvard and MIT announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to offer free online courses from both universities.
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Graduates with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage jobs.
The 2012 graduating classes in U.S. colleges are in for a rude awakening to the world of work.
The weak labor market has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.
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Nephew Mikaia showing Grandpa Norman what he knows
Futurist Thomas Frey: Over the past couple months I’ve become enamored with watching my two-year-old nephew Mikaia learn the letters of the alphabet, colors, and numbers. Even though he doesn’t have them all perfect, he’s scoring in the high 90% when we quiz him verbally.
Next up, the periodic table of elements?
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Four years ago 60,000 international students came to Canada for school now that number stands at 90,000.
Canadian universities used to find it hard to draw attention away from the U.S. when trying to lure foreign students to its business schools. Not anymore. Over the last two years, Canadian full-time MBAs have seen the biggest increase in applications of any region, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a business school association.
Continue reading… “Canada plays the visa card to lure foreign students to its universities”
Harvard University
Harvard just set a record for low undergraduate admission rate. Only 5.9 percent of applicants for the class of 2016 were accepted.
Continue reading… “Why being accepted to Harvard is no longer an honor”
Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans.
Senior citizens are an unexpected demographic that is still burdened with paying for college and the student loans are wreaking havoc on their finances.
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