Science Education

Science Education

Empowering Teachers: Key to Effective Computer Use in Schools

‘The teacher is the key to successful use of computers in the classroom,’ says Professor Berner Lindström, scientific director of the studies.More than…

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Fraunhofer in Korea

If built up successfully, the recently launched Fraunhofer Project Center for Biopharmaceutical Research in South Korea can move towards becoming a Fraunhofer…

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Playful Games Promote Reading Development

Previous research has shown that children’s reading development can be stimulated with structured and playful language games from the age of six. In a current…

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Real Science in Virtual School Labs

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg followed upper-secondary students from the Swedish town of Lysekil for one year. The study was part of the…

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Navigating Virtual Learning: New Demands on Teachers

Yet a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that new technologies per se do not improve student learning, and that they present…

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Preschool Options in Cambodia: Any Is Better Than None

A new longitudinal study carried out in Cambodia has found that some types of preschool are better than others, but any type is better than none at all.The…

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Majority-Biased Learning: Shaping Human Knowledge Transfer

The transmission of knowledge to the next generation is a key feature of human evolution. In particular, humans tend to copy behaviour that is demonstrated by…

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English Dulls Teen Motivation to Learn New Languages

A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that one factor behind this trend may be that English is used as a resource when…

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Smaller School Classes Boost Student Success and Earnings

This is shown in research done at IFAU, the Institute for Evaluation of Labor Market and Education Policy, in Sweden. Smaller classes are also found to be…

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New Computer Program Mimics Human Thinking Processes

Researchers at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have created a computer programme that…

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Immigrant Youth Challenge School Integration Policy

They are wondering why they have to be mixed with other students in school when the entire society is so segregated. A new doctoral thesis from the University…

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Human Rights and Education: Insights From Germany’s Education Server

An up-to-date dossier of the German Education Server and its partner ”Education Worldwide” delivers manifold information on the human right to education as…

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Top Accreditations That Define Leading MBA Programs

Accreditation plays a central role in selecting the right MBA programme, and serves as an important decision criterion for future MBA students. It offers…

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Unlock Your Reading Potential: Tips for All Levels

‘Traditionally, we have been hesitant to challenge these students. It’s like we haven’t dared to expose them to certain things. As a result, we haven’t given…

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Exploring Innovations in Knot Theory and Tait’s Contributions

This idea led Peter Guthrie Tait to prepare meticulous and quite beautiful tables of knots, in an effort to elucidate when two knots are truly different. From…

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Navigating Educational Language Challenges for Multilingual Students

Educational language can present a challenge for multilingual students, depending on when they first encountered the language of education. Promoting factors…

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