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Which Is Better, Active Learning or Lecture? It’s Not So Simple.
Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it has been borne out in many other studies since. While research suggests that lecturing remains the dominant form of STEM instruction, the studies on active learning have bolstered high-profile calls for change that a growing number of instructors have taken to heart in recent years. A new paper suggests, however, that those studies are not as solid, nor their findings as clear-cut, as active-learning proponents would like.
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What Most American Schools Do Wrong
Which country has the best education system? Since 2000, every three years, 15-year-olds in dozens of countries have taken the Program for International Student Assessment — a standardized test of math, reading and science skills. On the inaugural test, which focused on reading, the top country came as a big surprise: tiny Finland. Finnish students claimed victory again in 2003 (when the focus was on math) and 2006 (when it was on science), all while spending about the same time on homework per week as the typical teenager in Shanghai does in a single day. Just over a decade later, Europe had a new champion.
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Guilty as Charged: How We Contribute to Polarizing Content on Social Media
Podcast: Steven Rathje (New York University) and APS’s Özge G. Fischer-Baum explore the implications for societal change, in-group and out-group behavior, and emotional choices on internet usage.
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A Tribute to APS Fellows Lost in 2023
The Observer honors the APS Fellows who passed away over the past year and left an indelible mark on scientific psychology. Their groundbreaking studies and theories have advanced fields ranging from clinical psychology to neuroscience.
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Professional Development Workshop: The Keys to a Successful Mentoring Relationship
What’s the best way to establish a productive mentoring relationship? Learn how to establish healthy mentoring relationships with crucial boundaries and outcomes from both mentee and mentor perspectives.
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Artificial Intelligence Systems Excel at Imitation, but Not Innovation
While children and adults alike can solve problems by finding novel uses for everyday objects, AI systems often lack the ability to view tools in a new way, researchers explain in this study.
