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UF study: ‘Don’t call us, we’ll call you’ class tool may aid math students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a feeling nearly everyone remembers experiencing at least once: sitting in class unprepared, silently praying the teacher won’t call your name.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education, Sciences on Wednesday, May 17, 2006.

UF study explores why boys are falling behind girls in school

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thirty years ago, boys, not girls, were the high performers in schools. Today, test scores, grades and dropout rates show boys are achieving at levels far below girls, and an international study that includes the University of Florida is yielding insights that may explain why.

Filed under Research, Education on Monday, May 15, 2006.