This is what you want to see in a science classroom: Less memorizing. Fewer ready-made science experiments. Students designing their own hands-on investigations in pursuit of scientific questions.

Introducing math and science through inquiry and problem-based instruction can pay off throughout elementary school, according to a massive international series of studies. Education economists Emma ...

New research on middle-grades science teaching reveals that without at least 5 hours of instructional time dedicated to science during a typical school week, teachers are less likely to use the types ...

This comprehensive study investigated student outcomes of inquiry-based learning (IBL) in undergraduate mathematics and linked these outcomes to students’ and instructors’ experiences of IBL. Based at ...

Naveen Nicholas, director of school education, said “Science education must stay experiential and inquiry-based.” ...

The rise of ChatGPT promises to bring simplicity to the more mundane tasks of human existence and has also revived with new fervor an enduring question of our education system: how do we adequately ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Educators have ...

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...