Research: Upping Test Scores Doesn't Equate to Improving Abstract Reasoning
Research by a team of neuroscientists at MIT and other institutions has found that even when schools take instructional steps that help raise student scores on high-stakes tests, that influence doesn't translate to improvements in learners' abilities to perform abstract reasoning.
MoreMIT's WiTrack Tracks 3D Motion for Gaming through Walls
A technology in development at MIT allows for precise 3D tracking of people via radio signals, even through walls, enabling devices located elsewhere to be controlled simply with the movement of their bodies.
MoreCMU Research Helps Users Create and Recall 100 Passwords
A small team at Carnegie Mellon is taking a new look at the on-going challenge of enabling people to memorize multiple passwords without recording them in a file or on paper.
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