Max4e Photo/Shutterstock Michael Reiss. Evolution is near universally regarded by the scientific community as a cornerstone of modern biology. Treating it as anything other than incontrovertible fact can therefore incur the wrath of scientists, who highlight the extensive depth and…
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Evolution: as a religious professor of science education, I believe we should rethink how we teach it
Tagged with: controversial topics, science education, teaching about evolution
Posted in Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Posted in Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
It’s time to ‘open up physics’ if we want to bring in more girls and shift the subject’s declining uptake
Rebekah Hayes. Despite numerous campaigns over many years, getting more students to study physics after GCSE remains a huge challenge. The proportion of students in the UK taking physics at A level is noticeably lower than those studying other sciences.…
Tagged with: 'A' Levels, A-level choices, physics teaching, science education
Posted in Employment and skills, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Posted in Employment and skills, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Improving science participation: Five evidence-based recommendations for policy-makers and funders
Science Capital Team. To continue with science post-16, young people must achieve certain levels of understanding and attainment. Crucially, they must also feel that science is a good ‘fit’ for them – that science is ‘for me’. Drawing on more…
What kinds of activities will encourage more students from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep studying science?
Tamjid Mujtaba. I have worked on a range of projects as a mixed-methods researcher over the years although none as quite exciting as Chemistry for All, a longitudinal project funded in 2014 by the The Royal Society of Chemistry. Why…
Tagged with: participation in science, science education, social mobility
Posted in Research matters, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment, Uncategorized
Posted in Research matters, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment, Uncategorized
Science and mathematics education for 2030: vision or dream?
Michael J Reiss After three years of work and nine commissioned reports, the Royal Society has published its vision for science and mathematics education. It may not push Luis Suarez or Andy Coulson off the front pages but this is…
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