Sir, – The Secret Teacher bemoans the existence of the “stereotypical chalk-and-talk breed” of teacher because the “rote-learning skills” they impart will produce “mere regurgitators (who) will . . .

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. You’ve heard about the revolution in STEM teaching? About how professors are retooling their ...

A research report, Analysis of the Effectiveness of Safety Training Methods, published earlier this year, explored a variety of training methods used in safety training. The authors noted that “the ...

The traditional, lecture-based method of instruction has been increasingly criticised in recent years for failing to actively engage students and for its passive nature. Active learning practices, ...

Christina Peters is a languages teacher at Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL), a coeducational independent boarding school set in the countryside north of Stockholm, and a confirmed ...

The key to helping students learn complicated math is to understand how to apply it to new ideas and make learning more interactive, according to a new study. Pre-class assignments, small group ...

One of the things that’s amenable to scientific study is how we communicate information about science. Science education should, in theory at least, produce a scientifically literate public and ...