Staff, Author at Waldorf Research Institute

Middle-schoolers’ reading and processing depth in response to digital and print media

Old news is re-surfacing about reading comprehension and retention in reading online vs. reading on the printed page. In 2007 a research study reported a 50% drop in comprehension and retention in reading when on screen vs. on the printed page. That study disappeared for seventeen yers and now a new study proves the point […]

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New Research on Wireless Technology

Parents in some Waldorf schools have asked their schools to allow electromagnetic evaluations of school buildings and grounds to determine the level of these invisible forces in the schools environment.

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Drawing Pictures Is Great for Children’s Development

Waldorf students draw pictures every day of their school life in Waldorf Schools! Read how neuroscience demonstrates the power of this practice. Read More

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Kids Understand More From Books Than Screens, But That’s Not Always the Case

Research demonstrates that children (adults, too!) comprehend and retain more when reading a printed page than when reading online.

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International Baccalauriate Schools have allowed ChatGPT as an acceptable source on written papers

Much media attention has emerged on the new technology “ChatGPT” and its impact on student work especially in high schools. Questions put to students for homework and testing can be answered by AI by “simply pressing a button” as one International Bacculauriat (IB) teacher put it. IB schools have announced their intention to allow students

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This District Made Writing an Integral Part of Its Teaching, and It’s Paying Off

Another example of the “new discovery of writing as an aid to learning how to read

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Surgeon General bans use of social media for kids under 14 years old

At long last, someone in leadership has stated out loud that Social Media is not fitting for youngsters under the age of 14. The pandemic pushed many children onto social media and gaming sites as the only social outlet available to them. Many parents have expressed dismay over “losing their child,” because the addictive nature

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Research on the influence of building design on student learning

At last! In EdWeek’s newsletter, a celebration of a private Friends school’s gold award for wellness of students through their building design.

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Does media watching inhibit the development of executive functioning?

This kind of study on screen watching shows up the treacherous nature of trying to tease out cause from effect

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Author name: Staff