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Digital games and classroom learning: Study finds helpful features, gaps Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:04 AM PST A new report on how teachers use video games in classrooms identifies features they find most useful to track student learning, as well as gaps where better tools could help link games more closely to the curriculum.

Delaying children's school entry linked to poor academic performance Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:58 AM PST Delaying school entry for children could cause poorer academic performance, according to new research. Many parents are keen to hold their children back a year if they were born prematurely or in the summer months. They argue their child will not be mature enough to start school and previous research has suggested children who are born more than three weeks before their due date would benefit from starting school a year later than those who were born at full-term.

Wikipedia use: nothing to be ashamed about, experts say Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:37 AM PST Academics and students alike should be making better use of Wikipedia, a major study of digital technology use in Higher Education has recommended.