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Studies examine effects of California’s push for computer science education
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New studies of computer science education at California high schools found that a greater emphasis on computer science education did not produce the anticipated spillover effects, neither improving or harming students’ math or English language arts skills, according to school-level test scores. However, one trade-off of increased enrollments in computing courses may […]
New book examines the evolution of academic freedom at the U of I
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While the topic of premarital sex among college students may seem blasé today, openly expressing an opinion on it in a student newspaper in 1960 was so offensive that it abruptly ended one university professor’s career. Although biology professor Leo Koch would never work in higher education again, his legacy was a […]
Illinois schools sought to participate in 2022 Illinois Youth Survey
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Public and private middle and high schools in Illinois are invited to participate in the 2022 Illinois Youth Survey, an online anonymous survey that assesses alcohol, drug and tobacco use among eighth, 10th and 12th grade students. Administered by the Center for Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, […]
New book examines race’s impact in school choice movement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Embraced by parents, billionaire philanthropists and politicians on both sides of the aisle as a cornerstone of freedom and the antidote to “failing” public schools, the school choice movement has a complex history overshadowed by racism and resistance to desegregation, a new book says. “The Choice We Face: How Segregation, Race and […]
Report: Many Illinois students not receiving critical computer science education
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With 80% of current jobs requiring some level of computing knowledge, high school graduates in Illinois are entering a workforce dominated by technology, yet many of these young people are not receiving the computing education they need to succeed, a new report suggests. Based on surveys of 463 educators in K-12 schools […]
Study: Idea sharing increases online learner engagement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Sharing ideas in an online learning environment has a distinct advantage over sharing personal details in driving learner engagement in massive open online courses, more commonly known as MOOCs, says new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies the intersection of marketing and digital environments. Online learning engagement […]
Children’s book by U of I students teaches third graders about automotive engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book written and illustrated by two recent alumnae of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces third graders to the nuts and bolts of automotive mechanics and engineering. “Jenny Saves a Convertible” is the first book written and illustrated by U. of I. students to be published through a project with […]
Study examines how pandemic-related changes affect college students’ motivation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the worsening COVID-19 pandemic prompted colleges to shutter their campuses and shift to remote learning in spring 2020, concerns arose that many underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines would be demotivated and drop out in even greater numbers. However, a study of 182 undergraduate students in a biology […]
Four Illinois faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education Dean James Anderson, physics professor Nadya Mason chemistry professor Nancy Makri and materials science and engineering professor Kenneth Schweizer have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honor societies in the nation. They are among 252 new members […]
How are social media changing higher education?
Editor’s note: Fear of career-damaging reprisals from outraged parties in the “Twittersphere” coupled with unspoken rules about what can and can’t be said on college campuses constrain what faculty members teach, research and discuss, says sociology professor Ilana Redstone of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In the recent book “Unassailable Ideas: How Unwritten Rules and […]
K-12 Shield Playbook offers guidance for reopening schools amid ongoing pandemic
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new resource is available to help guide teachers and school administrators as they reopen schools amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, assembled by researchers and experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As vaccines for the virus that causes COVID-19 become more accessible, more communities and schools are reopening. However, no vaccines […]
Electronic health record system increases clinicians’ cognitive workload, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study at two urgent care clinics found that adopting a new electronic health records system doubled the amount of cognitive effort health care workers expended to perform their work during the first six months after implementation. The increase in cognitive workload also persisted for at least 30 months, the researchers found. […]