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Researcher Tests 'Ecoliteracy' Of Five Year Olds Print
Friday, 12 March 2010
A Sydney University researcher is investigating the ‘ecoliteracy’ of five-year-old children, including whether they can understand concepts such as biodiversity and conservation...
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Education Standards Raised By Good Teaching, Not Testing Print
Friday, 12 March 2010

A review of English primary education has revealed that good teaching rather than testing raises education standards.

Published last year, The Cambridge Primary Review also highlights problems associated with international education comparisons and the dangers of government intervention in education systems.

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'Baby DVDs' Don’t Help Toddlers Learn Words, Researchers Find Print
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Very young children are unlikely to learn words from commercial DVDs designed for that purpose, researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have found...
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Mothers’ Work-Life Balance Linked To Kids’ Weight Print
Friday, 05 March 2010
Australian researchers have found that the children of mothers who work part-time are less likely to be overweight than those of mothers who work full-time – and, perhaps surprisingly, those whose mothers are at home full-time...
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Cookbook Recalled Due To 'Harmful' Ingredients Print
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
A cookbook containing recipes for infants and pregnant women has been voluntarily recalled by its publisher, ACP Magazines Ltd...
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