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A global teacher of 1,516 lessons and counting
From a tiny closet in Mountain View, Calif., Sal Khan is educating the globe for free. His 1,516 videotaped mini-lectures -- on topics ranging from simple addition to vector calculus and Napoleonic campaigns -- are transforming ...
Jun 27, 2010 |
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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.
Feb 21, 2012 |
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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
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Interactive teaching methods double learning in undergraduate physics class
(PhysOrg.com) -- Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study published ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 12, 2011 |
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Adult brain processes fractions 'effortlessly'
Although fractions are thought to be a difficult mathematical concept to learn, the adult brain encodes them automatically without conscious thought, according to new research in the April 8 issue of The Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 07, 2009 |
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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
Mar 18, 2010 |
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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.
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Children 'increasingly unlikely' to learn a modern language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children are increasingly unlikely to leave school with even the most basic knowledge of modern languages despite Government claims to the contrary, an independent study has found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Probing Question: What do children need to be successful readers?
In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon, and a picture of…"
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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'Flipped classroom' teaching model gains an online community
Researchers at Harvard University have launched the Peer Instruction (PI) Network, a new global social network for users of interactive teaching methods.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, psychologist says
A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Academics urge universities to change culture to value teaching as highly as research
The reward systems at universities heavily favor science, math and engineering research at the expense of teaching, which can and must change. That's the conclusion of UC Irvine biology professor Diane K. O'Dowd and research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 02, 2009 |
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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.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan education officials are considering new standards for licensing teachers focusing more on effectiveness rather than years of educational and work experience. Are teachers ready?
Apr 15, 2009 |
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