Sure, students in the classroom have to remember facts, but they also have to apply them. Some research efforts to enhance learning zero in on methods to strengthen memory and recall, while others ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The University of Alabama in Huntsville's College of Science has launched a new initiative to enhance ...

Teachers must be able to combine several important kinds of knowledge in order to successfully implement classroom science instruction for concept learning. These include knowledge of science content, ...

DOHA: Twenty teachers and vice-principals from independent schools in Qatar boosted their teaching skills at a summer training programme on energy and the environment held at the University of Cyprus.

How to develop a teaching style that is best suited to your course goals and students' needs. How to plan a course syllabus that will maximize your students' learning. What research tells us about ...

What to know A report from an education lobbying group found that more schools in New York State are teaching young readers ...

Intel volunteer engineer Ryan Warr gives suggestions to West Union Elementary students building a suspension bridge out of classmates. Warr and parent Intel volunteer Keisha Thomas (in background) ...

"Squat! Squat! Squat! Higher! Faster!" In the basement of the Duane Physics and Astrophysics building at the University of Colorado Boulder, a science demonstration is going on, but it looks more like ...

A couple of years ago, five faculty members at Harvard University published an intriguing study. They had run an experiment in an introductory undergraduate physics course to figure out why active ...

As scientists, one would think that we would approach all areas of our careers using the same evidence-based decision making that we use in our research. However, this is often not the case when it ...

The proper teaching of science is probably the greatest problem before American secondary education. Yet the schools must not only teach more physics and chemistry, but should also face the issue of ...

PROF. J. KENNER, of the Manchester College of Technology, recently opened a discussion on the “Historical Method in Teaching Science” at a meeting of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.