education research – Page 9
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NewsRecording lectures offers ‘second bite of the cherry’
Distillate: David Read looks at recent chemical education research
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NewsWhat is the evidence?
Students who carry out practical investigations are likely to be familiar with a few key principles
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NewsImproving CPD
Researchers in Germany exploit the findings of educational research in a professional development course for school science teachers
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NewsNew Zealand versus Thailand
How do secondary school science students compare in the two countries?
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NewsPractical motivation?
Ian Abrahams, the London Institute of Education, investigates the role practical work has in motivating students
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NewsUnderstanding word equations
Cambridge chemists find out how secondary school chemistry students compile word equations.
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NewsMolecular simulation
Can a computer simulation package enhance undergraduates' understanding of chemical topics? Swedish chemists investigate
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NewsViews about science
Judith Bennett and Sylvia Hogarth of York University have developed a new research technique to gain greater insight into students' attitudes towards science
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NewsStudent response technology
US researchers ask students their views on the benefits of using interactive quiz technology in lectures
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NewsDifferent contexts - different ideas
Researchers from Colorado State University investigate how students' chemical ideas are affected when the science is presented in unfamiliar contexts
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NewsChanging attitudes
Durham University researchers studied why students lose interest in science as they go through secondary school and why boys favour science more than girls
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NewsTalking About Science
US researchers investigated how much students learn through classroom discussions on scientific topics
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The MoleOnline discussion
US researchers report on an online discussion system which is designed to integrate and support scientific discussions within the classroom
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NewsGCSE for the 21st century
The first in a series of evaluations of the Twenty first century science GCSE course shows that the course is an improvement on traditional courses