If you've ever wondered why some people succeed at learning new skills and knowledge while others fail to grasp basic concepts, you may want to find out more about learning theory. Theories of ...

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.

The Science Teacher is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade 9-12 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science ...

In order to optimise the sharing and acquisition of new knowledge, different modes of learning need to be leveraged. For example, the behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism learning theories ...

The impetus for conceptual assessment in the Biological Sciences stems from these questions: Are students learning what we are trying to teach? Are we trying to teach what is important? What works for ...

Active Learning has been referred to as many things, including “project-based learning” and “flipped classes.” The fundamental premise of active learning is the replacement of passive class time with ...

Activities are the experiences that allow students to achieve learning outcomes. These may consist of readings, lectures, group work, labs or projects to name a few. While situations and learning ...