Students can combat test anxiety and improve performance by writing about their worries immediately before the exam begins, according to a University of Chicago study published in the journal Science.
Researchers found that students who were prone to test anxiety improved their high-stakes test scores by nearly one grade point after they were given 10 minutes to write about what was causing them fear, according to the article, “Writing about Testing Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom.” The article appears in the Jan. 14 issue of Science and is based on research supported by the National Science Foundation. [continue reading…]
Anyone who follows our Facebook page will probably know that I am a great fan of journalist Oliver Burkeman. Here courtesy of the RSA he attempts to solve the problem of human happiness… in a single miserable January lunchtime 😉
What makes a good stamp design? And just how can we best represent Mental Health Awareness in a stamp? Well now’s your chance to give it a go. For the first time in history, Canada Post is asking Canadians to submit and vote on the design that will become a Canadian postage stamp. From November 8, 2010 until January 17, 2011, Canadians are invited to submit designs online to www.deliverhope.ca. The submission that proves most popular online will become one of 20 semi-finalists to be submitted to Canada Post’s Stamp Advisory Committee (SAC). One of those designs will become the 2011 Mental Health stamp. Have a go, or vote for the design that you thinks should win.
Many in the media have speculated that Jared Loughner’s heavy use of marijuana could have been in some way behind his recent rampage in Arizona that cost six people their lives, and left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded. Is this claim just media hype or based on real science?
