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Apart from a few exceptional cases, chemistry is often perceived as difficult, abstract and removed from real life. This affects students’ motivation and choices, discouraging them from pursuing academic and professional careers in this important […]

School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money for schools, primarily by reducing the amount of time staff spend on managing phone-related behaviors, but they make little difference to pupils’ quality of […]

Every educator who teaches diversity might find this familiar. You mention “diversity, equity and inclusion” and the class responds in many different ways—some students are curious, others reflective, some unsure of what to expect next.This […]

As I walk into the classroom as a newly graduated teacher, I see children—each with unique abilities, interests and an eagerness to learn. This Ontario classroom was designed to be inclusive—a space where all students, […]

With the rapid development of GPT-based models, educational chatbots are no longer limited to scripted dialogs. They can now support open-ended interaction and inquiry-based learning. In a study published in the journal Discover Education, researchers […]

New research is proving persistent gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers can’t be explained by academic ability alone. A recent Baycrest study suggests that success in STEM careers is shaped by […]

Hyesang Chang and colleagues, from Stanford University, explored why some children struggle to learn math compared to their peers in a new JNeurosci paper. Children selected which numbers were bigger than others across different trials, […]

A University of Phoenix study examined an introductory environmental science course redesigned for nontraditional adult learners and found that students improved on key course goals and career-aligned skills after artificial intelligence tasks were built into […]