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 ...

We all spend well over a decade in school, and while you might quickly forget the date of the battle of Gettysburg or the formula for the area of a trapezoid, you’d hope that you’d at least graduate ...

The latest release of 8th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress scores last month revealed a troubling reality: Coupled with steady drops in students’ math and literacy skills, students’ ...

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...

Samuel Ouma Oyoo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A new study could hold the key to learning languages, teaching children colors or even studying complex theories. A new study could hold the key to learning languages, teaching children colors or even ...

This study will examine how citizen science projects can be designed to better support science learning. It will explore the potential of citizen science to support science learning, attempt to ...

More than half of science teachers believe the most important value of science education is how it contributes to students’ curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity, according to a new report from ...

Robyn Tyler receives funding from NIHSS. Carolyn McKinney receives funding from the NRF (National Research Foundation). Xolisa Guzula receives funding from University of Cape Town for her doctoral ...