Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes

https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/failing-grades-soar-as-professors-see-greater-ai-usage-dwindling-math-skills-in-uc-berkeley/article_16fad0bf-02cb-4b8c-8d88-888ffd9f8608.html

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The article reports that general intelligence and conscientiousness are the strongest predictors of college GPA, with math knowledge adding little predictive value. High school GPA partly mediates this relationship, and there is no multiplicative interaction between intelligence and conscientiousness in predicting college grades.

The topic highlights how broad cognitive abilities and sustained effort relate to academic performance, making it a meaningful reference for those exploring motivational and cognitive factors in learning.

Article Title: General intelligence and a strong work ethic are the best predictors of college grades

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/general-intelligence-and-a-strong-work-ethic-are-the-best-predictors-of-college-grades/

https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/general-intelligence-and-a-strong-work-ethic-are-the-best-predictors-of-college-grades/

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Former teacher gets brutally honest about the ‘denial’ some parents have about their kids’ education

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/former-teacher-gets-brutally-honest-about-denial-some-parents-have-about-their-kids-education-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-teacher-gets-brutally-honest-about-denial-some-parents-have-about-their-kids-education-ex1

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Attractive students no longer receive better results as classes moved online

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517652200283X

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Segregated America: A High School in South Carolina (Education Documentary)

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/rMY3spUNdUzKkd2ZiD9d3k

Notre Dame: Study of higher education during COVID-19 shutdowns shows certain subjects can be better taught online. “Online learning worked especially well for reasoning-based subjects such as mathematics, where students could pause lectures, rewatch examples and practice problems at their own pace. In contrast, courses such as English that rely on discussion and interpretation, and are […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/22/notre-dame-study-of-higher-education-during-covid-19-shutdowns-shows-certain-subjects-can-be-better-taught-online/

Harvard Gazette: ‘Kids want to read harder stuff’. “…according to a recent talk at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, the trend of American children reading below their grade levels stretches back decades before the pandemic — and teaching methods that fail to adequately challenge students, counterintuitive as it may seem, could be the culprit.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/29/harvard-gazette-kids-want-to-read-harder-stuff/

Former teacher gets brutally honest about the 'denial' some parents have about their kids' education

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/former-teacher-gets-brutally-honest-about-the-denial-some-parents-have-about-their-kids-education-ex1