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New direction in teaching computer science emphasizes activity, interaction, critique
Feb 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Evolution education is a 'must' says coalition of scientific and teaching organizations
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Jan 02, 2008 |
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17 organizations report on national survey to determine public views of evolution education A coalition of 17 organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Physics, and the National S ...
UW tackles neglected realm of training for science professors in training
Nov 27, 2008 |
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U.S. science and engineering students emerge from graduate school exquisitely trained to carry out research. Yet when it comes to the other major activity they'll engage in as professors – teaching – they're usually left ...
What's the brain got to do with education?
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Quite a lot -- according to teachers in a recent survey commissioned by The Innovation Unit and carried out by researchers at the University of Bristol. Although current teacher training programmes generally omit the science ...
Bioinformatics lecturers enlist undergrads to tackle DNA annotation challenge
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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In this week's issue of PLoS Biology, a team of Marseilles University lecturers led by Pascal Hingamp, describe the Annotathon – an innovative bioinformatics teaching approach that appeals to undergraduate biology studen ...
New roadside beautification concept studied
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Jul 17, 2008 |
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Travel America's highways or drive down any city street this summer and you'll probably see them. From small, manicured beds of flowers maintained by community volunteers to extensive landscaping projects ...
Virtual Eve: first in human computer interaction
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Nov 19, 2007 |
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The near-human performance of a virtual teacher called Eve created by Massey researchers has drawn the attention of scientists across the computing world.
Structure more effective in high school science classes, study reveals
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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Self-led, self-structured inquiry may be the best method to train scientists at the college level and beyond, but it's not the ideal way for all high school students to prepare for college science.
Combination of old and new media deepens mathematical understanding
Mar 19, 2009 |
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By combining the trusty old book, pen and paper with the possibilities offered by the computer and the interactive whiteboard, ICT can help to improve students’ understanding in maths education. So conclude a team of researchers ...
Study finds that children can learn a second language in preschool
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Interim results from an international research project which looks at bilingual education reveal that children can learn a second language as early as preschool.
No One Strategy Is Best For Teaching Reading, Study Shows
Jan 25, 2007 |
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For decades, a debate has simmered in the educational community over the best way to teach children how to read. Proponents of phonics, the "whole language and meaning" approach and other teaching methods long have battled ...
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