A breakdown of thinking like a scientist On the left are the researchers’ categories of thinking scientifically. They largely adhere to aspects of the scientific method. On the right are examples of ...

Students gain research experience by working on faculty projects in teaching labs ...

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This paper reports the results of a pilot-study in a senior paper science and engineering class, of an innovative instructional method designed to foster student problem-solving and in-depth learning ...

This research reports on the efforts of six middle school and high school science teachers in a public school district in New York City to balance innovative teaching methods and strategies with the ...

There’s a consensus in science education that science should be something students actually get to do —that learning how to employ investigative methods to test hypotheses is just as important ...

Students will extend their practice into research by conducting a small, but original action research project on their own classroom teaching, which culminates in a final “journal” article describing ...

Why the Science of Teaching Is Often Ignored There’s a whole literature on what works. But it’s not making its way into the classroom.

The research I have read indicates that newer teaching methods are sharply inferior to the older teaching methods they supplanted.

College students think they learn less with an effective teaching method They don't even realize they've learned more.