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Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests

by Jill Barshay September 2, 2024September 16, 2024

Does AI actually help students learn? A recent experiment in a high school provides a cautionary tale. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that Turkish high school students who had access to ChatGPT while doing practice math problems did worse on a math test compared with students who didn’t have access to ChatGPT. Those […]

Researchers combat AI hallucinations in math

by Jill Barshay August 26, 2024September 16, 2024

PROOF POINTS: A little parent math talk with kids might really add up, a new body of education research suggests

by Jill Barshay August 5, 2024September 16, 2024

PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

by Jill Barshay April 29, 2024May 10, 2024

PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

by Jill Barshay April 22, 2024April 29, 2024

PROOF POINTS: How Covid narrowed the STEM pipeline

by Jill Barshay March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

A teacher helps a student with a math workbook assignment.

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Calculating the value of data science classes

by Javeria Salman March 14, 2024March 13, 2024

PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

by Jill Barshay March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

PROOF POINTS: The surprising effectiveness of having kids study why they failed

by Jill Barshay March 4, 2024March 6, 2024

PROOF POINTS: How to get teachers to talk less and students more

by Jill Barshay January 15, 2024April 29, 2024