The Edmond J. Safra Center longitudinal research seminar Teachers Sub-Sample: Teachers of reading in a changing reality 7.5.24

The third longitudinal research seminar for this year focused on the findings from the teachers’ sub-sample years 2022-2023. In the first part of the seminar, Dr. Orly Lipka introduced the subject, highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years presented teachers with unprecedented challenges, leading to increased pressures and unique teaching conditions. To […]

The Edmond J. Safra Center longitudinal research seminar- Cognitive Sub-Sample 19.3.24

The first longitudinal research seminar for this year focused on the findings from the cognitive sub-sample. In the first part of the seminar, Dr. Amit Yashar showed the results of his study on Language-universal and script-specific factors in the recognition of letters in visual crowding: The effects of lexicality , hemifield , and transitional probabilities […]

The Second Edmond J. Safra Center longitudinal research seminar 28.2.23

The learning session “Starting from Kindergarten: Insights into Linguistic, Quantitative and Cognitive Development” was focused on findings from the largest longitudinal study in Israel in Hebrew and Arabic, which follows children from kindergarten to the end of elementary school.