November 14th, 2025
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Author: Luciana Graça
A recently published international study shows that watching subtitled series and films, rather than dubbed ones, clearly and consistently improves English proficiency, especially in oral comprehension and expression, highlighting the importance of learning outside school.
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July 18th, 2025
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Author: Ludmila Nunes
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, but its indiscriminate use, especially in educational contexts, seems to bring more risks than benefits. A recent study shows how the use of a tool similar to ChatGPT negatively affected mathematics learning in high school students.
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September 15th, 2025
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Author: Pedro Freitas
In recent decades, there has been an increase in scientific research on the impacts of investment in early childhood—a stage considered particularly effective in leveraging students' educational trajectories. However, there is still debate about the lasting impact of daycare and preschool on students' educational trajectories.
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August 1st, 2025
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Author: Sofia Garcia da Silva
For many students, summer vacation is the most eagerly awaited time of the year. But does vacation also bring with it the risk of forgetting what they have learned?
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May 8th, 2025
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Author: Ludmila Nunes
How to decorate a classroom? Creating a welcoming environment and conveying information is important, but to what extent can visual stimuli distract students and disrupt their learning? A study indicates that decorations in classrooms can distract students' attention and have a negative impact on learning.
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April 9th, 2025
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Author: Pedro Freitas
If there is one impressive fact about the educational data of the last 50 years, it is the accelerated way in which schooling has become more widespread. Having overcome the challenge of access, we need to discuss the quality of education.
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February 3rd, 2025
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Author: Joana Rato
The human brain shapes itself to respond to everyday experiences. A spontaneous process that leads us to be always learning.
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October 1th, 2024
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Author: Iniciativa Educação
PISA 2022 still had a few surprises in the box... One of them has recently been featured in Volume III of the Technical Report and shows that there is no opposition between knowledge and creativity. Sounds trivial? It's more surprising than it sounds.
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September 20th, 2024
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Author: Iniciativa Educação
Students and teachers tend to view practice tests (quizzes) with concern, fearing the negative effects they can have on students' anxiety. Recent research has shown solid statistical data indicating the opposite effect. In the medium term, taking these tests can actually increase motivation and improve students' preparation, by improving learning and reducing uncertainty about assessments.
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July 31th, 2024
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Author: Iniciativa Educação
Some students learn better and faster simply because they have a “flair” for certain subjects. Is that really the case? A group of American researchers challenged this idea and came up with some surprising results.
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