The Impact of Computer Usage on Academic Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial at the United States Military Academy | May 2016 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology via Inside Higher Ed As reported by Inside Higher Ed: When faculty members at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point took away students’ computers and tablets in an introductory economics courses, their
Humanities Majors’ Salaries | Inside Higher Ed | October 2015 Graduates with degrees in the humanities earn much more than the average for all American workers (a group that includes many without college degrees), challenging those who suggest that a degree in the humanities is a waste, at least financially. And the studies provide context both on why humanities majors
Female Students and Critical Mass in Group Learning | InsideHigherEd | April 2015 Female students – especially in their first year – are more likely to actively participate and less likely to feel anxious if they have the chance to work in small groups that are majority female, according to a new study that will appear in Proceedings of the