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Academic research: pedagogy
Part of the Educational research in STEM subjects collection, this is a collection of academic research looking at pedagogy in STEM subjects.
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Drama and science : an unlikely synergy
This paper, presented at the Using STEM Research Conference in May 2016, reports on an approach, that could be used in primary classrooms, to develop the kinds of process skills that could enable children to comprehend a more scientific way of looking at the world through improvisation as a scientist-in-...
Stories about struggling scientists improved science grades
A study published in 2016 in the Journal of Educational Psychology looks at the impact of “struggle stories” on success in science. Students who think that success in science is only possible with exceptional talent may become unmotivated and, for example, turn away from the idea of studying science in...
Science achievement gaps start early and persist
A study published in 2016 in Educational Researcher looks at the profile of science achievement gaps to the age of 14. The researchers used data from the US Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), which followed 7,757 children from kindergarten (Year 1) to eighth...
Fostering European students’ STEM vocational choices
This 2016 report analyses the data from a pan-European project ...