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As we count up, number words that occur later in our count denote greater quantities. Here, we tested whether children's understanding of this “later-greater” principle originates from associating nu...

A large study of Khan Academy’s math program found no extra benefits from AI

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LLMs need vastly more data than children to learn language. Understanding why could help us create more efficient models—and reveal more about developing minds.

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Early numeracy has no national guidance. It should. Join governors, researchers, educators, and pediatric professionals calling on the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Surgeon General to gi...

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Human multimodal processing abilities have provided researchers with an invaluable set of methods for interrogating language understanding. Even young…

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The pivotal role of algebra in the educational trajectories of U.S. students continues to motivate high-profile policies focused on when students access the cou...

In the age of AI shortcuts, are we confusing the goal of schooling with its purpose?

Abstract. This study investigates how the number and labeling of response categories in survey scales affect respondent behavior, psychometric properties,

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A few months ago, I floated a question in a post. Anita Eerland and I had applied for funding for a large-scale replication project. Early reviews of the proposal were very positive, but there was som...

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