Top research stories from Stanford GSE in 2016
View of Cubberley and Barnum Center from the Meyer Green. (Photo: Sofiia Kukhar)
Scholars at Stanford Graduate School of Education delved into many issues in education this year from research on inequality to examinations of how we learn. Below are the most viewed news stories about research from the Stanford GSE in 2016, based on Google analytics. The list, arranged chronologically, includes topics in sociology, technology, equity, history and more. If you didn't get a chance to read them the first time around, here's another look:
Study suggests academic benefits to ethnic studies courses
New research shows gains in attendance and GPA of at-risk high school students from incorporating culturally relevant pedagogy.
Study finds that the benefits of psychological interventions don't end with the individual but can trigger change in a group
How shielding a few students from stereotypes benefits everyone.
Research points to how schools can support English learners
An Understanding Language report highlights six high schools that are doing exceptional work to help ELLs succeed.
GSE historian explores shift in understanding of sources and solutions for racial injustice
Leah Gordon's new book analyzes why anti-prejudice education became such a popular tool in efforts to remedy inequality in mid-20th century America
Scholar-activist advocates for those losing out on Silicon Valley’s benefits
Amado Padilla’s research shows why residents of Palo Alto’s last trailer park resist pressure to move.
Local education inequities revealed in new Stanford data set
Sean Reardon and colleagues review more than 200 million test scores to spotlight communities with the nation’s worst achievement gaps.
Study shows how digital math games can teach more than rote skills
Education researchers find improvement in students' math proficiency after using app.
Children in preschools receive higher-quality care than those in home-based care, study finds
New research shows that children in "formal" daycare settings have more educated teachers and are better prepared academically.
Blikstein, Google develop new platform to learn computer programming
New platform from Google and Assistant Professor Paulo Blikstein enables designers to create tangible coding languages and kits.
Stanford scholars untangle the science of learning
Stanford education researchers distill learning theories into practical solutions for classrooms.
Study suggests way to improve early reading in developing countries
Education researchers find literacy efforts that involve home and community interventions, as well as teacher training, are most effective.
Researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online
Education scholars say youth are duped by sponsored content and don't always recognize political bias of social messages.
