A study of physics faculty awareness and use of research-based instructional techniques offers greater understanding of what is missing from current education reform efforts
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2012
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Traditional mining has been subject to a negative stigma for some time. People, especially in developed countries, have a relatively negative view of this necessary economic activity. Primarily that is due to its environmental ...
Space Exploration
Dec 27, 2022
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Royal Philips Electronics today premiered the world’s first OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) -based interactive lighting concepts, created for both consumer as well as professional use, during the Euroluce International ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 23, 2009
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(Phys.org) —When early elementary math teachers ask students to explain their problem-solving strategies and then tailor instruction to address specific gaps in their understanding, students learn significantly more than ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2013
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Wouldn't it be useful to have a gadget that immediately warned you when the information you just saw on the Internet or heard from a buddy might be baloney?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 1, 2009
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When people think about artificial intelligence, or AI, they can be quick to jump to the all-too-common sci-fi depiction of a heartlessly rational computer willing to kill people to fulfill its programming.
Machine learning & AI
Mar 26, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hotel guests come and go. But in the first decade of the 1900s, a pair of frequent Russian visitors to the Hotel Parisiana, near the Sorbonne on Paris' Left Bank, stood out vividly. The children of the hotel's ...
Mathematics
Dec 14, 2009
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Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration—for humanity's sake.
Other
Apr 10, 2013
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Toyota unveiled Tuesday a new lightweight, sporty concept car inspired by an iconic coupe from the 1980s, saying its vision of the future was both mean and green.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 6, 2009
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Children's interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school, but turn less positive during the first three years. Changes in interest and self-concept are also associated ...
Mathematics
Feb 12, 2024
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