By Marilyn Achiron Editor, Directorate for Education and Skills. Some 37% of students in the Netherlands reported that they often worry that mathematics classes will be difficult for them. In Argentina, 80% of students reported the same worry. What is the percentage-point difference between the two countries in the proportion of students who worry that mathematics classes will be difficult for them? Read more...
The Second International Science 2.0 Conference will take place from March 25 to 26, 2015 in Hamburg. This year’s conference aims to discuss Science 2.0 in the context of related and already established topics, such as Citizen Science, Open Access or Big Data Analysis.
For information on the programme and registration, please visit the event website. More...
Par Noël Kruslin. Un plan de développement sur trois ans permet aux filières scientifiques du campus cortenais de mettre les outils les plus modernes au service d’une pédagogie en phase avec la professionnalisation. Voir l'article...
By Chronicle Staff. Report: Snapshot ReportOrganization: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
A group of 24 colleges and universities have teamed up to develop and share online courses that are designed to help students complete general-science education courses. Arizona State University and Smart Sparrow, an "adaptive" learning company, helped create the group, which is dubbed the Inspark Science Network. Read more...
By Claire Shaw. We need curriculum reform, lower tuition fees and better careers advice to increase application rates for engineering degrees, say sector experts. Read more...
By Rebecca Koenig. Women and men behave differently in online class discussions, at least in science, engineering, and computer-science courses, according to a new study conducted by Piazza Technologies, a company that makes a digital class-participation tool. Read more...
L’ouvrage collectif Quelle attractivité pour les études scientifiques dans une société de connaissance ?, coordonné par Claire Bonnard et Jean-François Giret, a été réalisé à partir de différentes approches qualitatives et quantitatives sur les étudiants et les diplômés de filière scientifiques en France. Complété par une recension des recherches et de nombreux rapports réalisés en France et dans le monde, il pose un regard croisé sur cette attractivité, en analysant les parcours des jeunes au sein du système éducatif, puis au début de leur carrière professionnelle. Voir l'article...
Gender equality in STEM aims and exchanging ideas and opinions about how to promote and support equality in Science, Technology and Mathematics related choice of careers. More...
By . Preparing students for careers in (STEM) is one of the biggest challenges facing universities today, and one way faculty and administration are attempting to continue to meet the needs of their students for years to come is by designing future-proof STEM education buildings. More...
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