Education Week journalists have consistently heard anecdotes about problems with student behavior and engagement, so for the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State legislators and educators are continuing to put their heads together to look at how to better address concerning behaviors in schools across West Virginia. The Legislative ...

Operant conditioning is a procedure for controlling behavior, explored and exploited most notably by B. F. Skinner, followed by many subsequent researchers. It involves shaping the behavior of an ...

DOVER, Del. - Public education may be approaching a tipping point as student behavioral issues that disrupt learning and compromise safety are taking a toll on teachers. A new survey reveals the ...

Walk through a grocery store with a child, and you will see it instantly. Candy bars line the checkout aisle, placed exactly at eye level. That placement is not random; it is deliberate stimulus ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

When the University of Texas at Austin closed its Center for Teaching and Learning earlier this year, it joined a very small group (6 percent) of high-research-activity doctoral u ...

According to new data from charity Parentkind, children at state schools are three times more likely to have their lessons disrupted by bad behaviour than children in private education. David, 39, ...