News tagged with teaching science

What did the scientist say to the sommelier? 'Show me the proof!'

What does lemon pan sauce chicken have to do with biochemistry and molecular biology? If you ask the students in Joseph Provost's class at Minnesota State University Moorhead, they'll tell you that successful execution of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stark warning emerges from science summit

A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it could be too late to save our planet.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 114

Teachers have little time to teach science, study shows

Intense pressure to meet accountability goals in mathematics and English is limiting time for science, and teachers and schools do not have the infrastructure support needed to consistently provide students ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Science materials in Texas get prelim. approval

(AP) -- An expected fight over teaching evolution in Texas classrooms fizzled Thursday when the state's Board of Education gave preliminary approval to supplemental science materials for the coming school ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Science professors urge universities to value teaching as highly as lab work

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI Professor Diane O'Dowd and others argue science teaching is not properly valued.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Value Of Science Education Examined

The new blueprint for a revamped Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind Act -- is raising concerns among science and education experts.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Learning styles debunked

Are you a verbal learner or a visual learner? Chances are, you've pegged yourself or your children as either one or the other and rely on study techniques that suit your individual learning needs. And you're not alone— for ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 4

Science setback for Texas schools

After three all-day meetings and a blizzard of amendments and counter-amendments, the Texas Board of Education cast its final vote Friday on state science standards. The results weren't pretty.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 15

Texas board hears testimony on science standards

(AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New direction in teaching computer science emphasizes activity, interaction, critique

Contrary to the words of a popular song, there is such a thing as the real world. Computer science faculty at Washington University in St. Louis are exposing their undergraduate students to learning in ways that prepare ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers Show Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on 'Clicker' Questions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to those answers ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0