Edublox Explained in a Nutshell
Learning is like building a house. The first step is to lay a foundation. Unless there is a strong and solid foundation, cracks will soon appear in the walls, and with no foundation, the walls will collapse. In the same way one needs to lay a proper foundation before it becomes possible for a child to benefit from a course in reading, writing and arithmetic...
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Edublox and UP Present at International Education Conference
The Director of Educational Programmes at Edublox, Susan du Plessis, and research psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria, David Maree, recently collaborated for a virtual presentation at the prestigious EDULEARN19 Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Edublox Conference 2019 Welcomes Franchisees from Across Southern Africa
More than 40 Edublox franchisees from across Southern Africa travelled to Gauteng earlier this month for the Edublox Conference – a bi-annual event with the goal of inspiring the collective and to equip them with tools they require to achieve business success in a dynamic and challenging business environment.
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6 Facts About How Emojis Are Changing the Way We Communicate
17 July is World Emoji Day, an unofficial holiday deemed as a "global celebration of the emoji,” which are ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and web pages. Here are a few interesting facts to mark this occasion.
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How You and Your Friends Can Play a Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds
Telepathic communication might be one step closer to reality thanks to new research from the University of Washington. A team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only their minds.
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Studiewenke: Haal die Angel Uit Eksamenskryf met Hierdie Nege Studiewenke
Daar is min woorde wat leerders en hul ouers se bloed so vinnig in yswater laat verander soos die woord ‘eksamen’. Goeie studiegewoontes kan egter die eksamenvrees in eksamenvreugde verander. Hier is nege studiewenke, verskaf deur Hannelie Brönner van die Edublox-tak in Durbanville, wat sal help om die angel uit eksamenskryf uit te haal.
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4 Common Brain Myths Set Straight
If you assumed that any of the above neuromyths were true, you are not alone. According to research done by Macdonald et al. the general public believe 68 percent of common neuromyths, educators endorse 56 percent, and even respondents with neuroscience training believe 46 percent.
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Volg dié Riglyne vir Voorbereiding
Matrikulante oor die land heen het nog net ’n paar hekkies oor voordat hulle die eindeksamen aflê wat gewoonlik in Oktober begin. Ons het met ’n paar kundiges gepraat oor hoe om vir eksamens voor te berei.
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Video: Só Word Disleksie Oorkom
Maddie sal nooit kan lees nie, het professioneles voorspel. Mense wat haar geëvalueer het, het gesê hulle het nog nooit tevore disleksie so ernstig soos met haar gesien nie, en dat haar ouers moet probeer om dinge te vind wat Maddie buite akademie mee suksesvol kan wees, omdat sy nooit in 'n akademiese omgewing sal aard nie.
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Study: Time Parents Spend with Children Key to Academic Success
The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study with a novel approach. Researchers analysed data on children in Israel who lost a parent through death or divorce.
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Does Story Time With an E-Book Change How Parents and Toddlers Interact?
Picking what book to read isn't the only choice families now make at story time -- they must also decide between the print or electronic version. But traditional print books may have an edge over e-books when it comes to quality time shared between parents and their children, a new study suggests.
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