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New Educational Multifunctional Card Game Helps People Know America Easier
All Americans young and old should have a minimum knowledge of America’s History and Geography. It is well broadcast that education is going in the wrong direction. For example, how many people does one know that can name and locate all the states and name their capitals? To help solve this problem, P.A. Mlecka of [...]
Continue reading...Using Physical Movement as a Learning Aid
Friday, November 11, 2011
Inspired by movement-based games like the Wii, NYU-Poly professor Katherine Isbister studies the way that movement influences learning. As an example, she has piloted a program using “power poses” with middle school girls learning math. She hopes to demonstrate that these poses will reduce math anxiety, leading to better learning outcomes. She is also director [...]
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