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Stephen Downes

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According to this report from the University of Leeds, "Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire." This serves as a healthy reminder that education technology ought not only focus on teaching and pedagogyt, but ought to take into account all factors related to learning, of which proper nutrition is one of the most important. The paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, is  available online available online. Via Education Research Report, which reproduced the press release.

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