A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...

In a large-scale study involving more than 6,000 fifth graders, an innovative science curriculum was found to have a positive impact on science learning for students with different levels of English ...

Nationally, English learners (ELs) make up nearly 10 percent of PK-12 classrooms and almost 15 percent of urban classrooms, and these numbers are on the rise. Many supports are available for ELs ...

A first step in understanding how to promote science learning in informal environments is to develop a full picture of what it means to do and learn science. Over the past few decades, historians, ...

Did you know that by 2030 more than half of the world’s children and young people won’t have the skills or qualifications to participate in the emerging global workforce? Educators like me often don’t ...

What you need to know: Teachers trained to turn science lessons into practical experiences. For years, science lessons in many Ugandan primary schools have relied heavily on textbooks, blackboards and ...

In many ways, the message of this report is a simple one: all students deserve to understand and enjoy science, and helping teachers offer rich instruction will require building similarly rich ...

New science education standards present challenges and opportunities, scholar says. In the April 19 issue of the journal Science, James Pellegrino, distinguished professor of psychology and education ...

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Donor pays it forward by supporting master’s students in computer science Lloyd Botway’s (MCompSci’70) degree was the second master’s ever granted by the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder.