Children express the stereotype that “math is for boys, not for girls” as early as second grade, according to a new study by I-LABS’ researchers Dario Cvencek, Andrew Meltzoff and Anthony Greenwald. The research findings, published in the May/June 2011 issue of Child Development suggests that, for girls, lack of interest in math may come from culturally communicated messages about … Read More
Gender Stereotypes About Math Develop as Early as Second Grade
Children express the stereotype that “math is for boys, not for girls” as early as second grade, according to a new study by I-LABS’ researchers Dario Cvencek, Andrew Meltzoff and Anthony Greenwald. The research findings, published in the May/June 2011 issue of Child Development suggests that, for girls, lack of interest in math may come from culturally communicated messages about … Read More
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits I-LABS
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited I-LABS to tour the new MEG Brain imaging center and learn more about the new research possibilities. The I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center opened in May 2010. It is the first brain-imaging center in the world focusing on children. The new MEG machine allows I-LABS to take a systems neuroscience approach, instead of a … Read More