NY Times article entitled "Writing About Values Lifts Some Students' Grades." A recent study reports that having children write a short assignment focused on confidence-building improved their grades in 7th grade, but this effect also continued through 8th grade. What are the potential implications of this study? What could be an additional variable influencing the results? How might this apply to other areas of education?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Boosting Self Esteem
NY Times article entitled "Writing About Values Lifts Some Students' Grades." A recent study reports that having children write a short assignment focused on confidence-building improved their grades in 7th grade, but this effect also continued through 8th grade. What are the potential implications of this study? What could be an additional variable influencing the results? How might this apply to other areas of education?
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