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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

Cool Cat Teacher

Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Too much education is received passively, and Jon knows from both research and experience that students learn best when they are active participants. There's research. It's amazing.

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How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

Futurum

At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the US, biologists Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are using their Science Seminar programme to ease this transition for first year students studying biology, chemistry and biochemistry degrees. What do the seminars teach students?

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Using adsorbents to help society

Futurum

His work could help make huge breakthroughs in healthcare, climate change, environment and water scarcity research. Yamil is the director of a research group which is examining the interactions among different types of gases and the materials they attach – or adsorb – onto. How does the team do this research?

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Engaging with the science behind food

Futurum

Here, researchers and students collaborate with the food industry to address real-world challenges in food production and safety by uncovering the secrets of food microbiology. By providing students with opportunities to learn about and participate in food science research, the lab is also inspiring the next generation of food scientists. “Our

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

Futurum

It is with these ideas in mind that Professor Richard Harper, based at Lancaster University, has helped to establish the Future Places Centre (FPC) – a research project that is exploring how people can shape their future spaces for healthier, more sustainable living. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Computer Science. PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

Futurum

As a result, wildfires are becoming increasingly prevalent and pose a serious threat to human life, local communities and natural ecosystems. Their research explores how fire management can be used to reduce the risk of damage to human values while maintaining or improving environmental values in the landscape.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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Literacy skills have a profound impact on a person’s life,” says Dr Jacqueline Cummine, a professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine – Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Alberta. While it is obvious how sight is involved in reading, research has also uncovered the important roles of hearing and touch.