Education News – Newsletter for February 6, 2011

Social, emotional skills boost success at school

WASHINGTON – Success at school comes with a combination of social, emotional and academic savviness.

A new analysis of school-based social and emotional learning programmmes has found that these do improve students’ attitudes and behaviours, even boost academic performance.
In the first large-scale analysis, researchers from Universities of Loyola and Illinois in the US …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Social, emotional skills boost success at school.

Right diet, rest, key to high marks: Experts

NEW DELHI – Students stressed about upcoming exams should focus on having a protein-rich diet and taking regular breaks between study sessions to score well, experts said here Saturday.

The first leg of Horlicks Mission Exams 2011 was launched here to help students and parents cope with the upcoming examination season.
A student workshop was …. Original source  : Right diet, rest, key to high marks: Experts.

US varsities taking holistic view of Asian students’ applications

NEW DELHI – The focus is shifting from the entrance test scores to a holistic assessment of the profiles of Indian and Asian students aspiring to pursue higher education in the US and Canada, officials said Saturday.

IDP Education India, one of the largest education placement companies in the world, is currently hosting global education … Read more >>.