Fewer lectures, more group work
Professor Cees van der Vleuten from Maastricht University is a Visiting Professor at Wits University who believes that learning should be student centred.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2014
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Page 18 - News tagged with learning sciences
NASA, Khan Academy collaborate to bring STEM opportunities to online learners
NASA and Khan Academy, a non-profit educational website, today debuted a series of online tutorials designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The announcement of ...
Social Sciences
May 29, 2014
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Publisher harnesses gaming and technology to help English-language learners
Cambridge University Press has taken a gaming-inspired approach to language learning with the launch of a free English vocabulary mobile app, and the launch of a fun new vocabulary learning system on its Cambridge Dictionaries ...
Software
Dec 12, 2012
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Innovative teaching not technology alone has 'greatest impact' in the classroom, report finds
Digital technologies in the classroom must go hand in hand with innovative teaching to have a true impact on educational achievements, research involving academics at The University of Nottingham has shown.
Social Sciences
Nov 26, 2012
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Middle school teachers, students stay after school to work on science, engineering projects
The School of Education at Virginia Tech and the College of Education at University of Kentucky were awarded $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation to implement and evaluate an inquiry-based after-school program ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2012
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Study shows connection between academic direction and student learning
A Kansas State University professor is helping students improve their confidence and academic performance by creating a map of learning.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2011
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Student confidence correlated with academic performance
Do those who know more also know that they know more? And does a student's confidence level correlate to academic performance? These questions have long inspired researchers in the fields of decisionmaking and education to ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2011
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