Science news articles about 'traditional science'

  • When scientists take on science education

    ... role. Of those, 47 percent transitioned into the role from a more traditional science-faculty position, with many of them continuing ... departments. "The quality of undergraduate and K-12 science education depends on strengthening these collaborations with additional ...
  • Research funding for top universities cut

    ... with new evidence of a dramatic decline in research in traditional science and language subjects as academia shifts its focus to areas such as sports science and media studies.A total of 53 universities ...
  • A Scientific Approach to Science Education - Research On Learning

    ... , Why Not Try A Scientific Approach To Science Education? In a traditional science class, the teacher stands at the front of the class lecturing to a largely passive group of students ...
  • Biologists merge methods, results from different disciplines to find new meaning in old data

    ... on the article. "But such an approach runs counter to the way science traditionally has been conducted, so pursuing synthetic ... searches, promotion and tenure – all of which are geared toward more traditional science. The technological barriers also are daunting, but offer ...
  • Filling the Science Communication Gap

    Scientists and their institutions need to jump into the breach created as traditional science journalism shrinks.
  • Rural library outreach a new initiative in 'free-choice learning' movement

    ... , which tend to reinforce and complement what they learn in traditional science courses. This is particularly the case for children ... of out-of-school experiences for all children. It is critical that learning about science in these contexts be interesting, fun and engaging, they said. It can't ...
  • Report finds K-12 computer science education declining

    ... , the report noted. Those initiatives have focused lessons on traditional science and math courses that are covered by achievement ... such as algorithms and data structures. The AP Computer Science A test, which deals mostly with programming, remains available ...
  • 'Fool's gold' aids discovery of new options for cheap, benign solar energy

    ... for Inverse Design, a collaborative initiative of the College of Science and College of Engineering at OSU, formed two ... solutions for the future. The OSU program is different from traditional science, in which the process often is to discover something ...
  • US students need new way of learning science

    ... on helping students understand eight fundamental science concepts. The "plus one" is the importance of inquiry, the practice ... , energy, conservation of mass and energy, and variation. Traditionally, science in the United States has been taught in isolated ...
  • What did the scientist say to the sommelier? 'Show me the proof!'

    ... are asked to do what would be unthinkable in a traditional science course: eat the results of their experiments ... of his course is about food -- and explained with all of the interesting science involved. Provost says, "That is different than many courses, where ...
  • Teaching psychology in schools would encourage more girls into science

    ... girls might not be outperforming boys in traditional science subjects but there is one science subject where girls ... . Girls appear to engage more with psychology than any other science and yet this is often overlooked when the topic of girls ...
  • National study of scientist-educators reveals surprises in training, funding

    ... are almost twice as likely to have formal training in science education than their colleagues at other institutions. But surprisingly, these faculty ... education and teaching and learning is -- into traditional science departments," Tanner noted. "I think this disconnect ...

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