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This $90M Education Research Project Is Banking on Data Privacy to Drive Insights

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With digital education platforms generating data on how millions of students are learning, they are also sitting on veritable information gold mines for researchers who are trying to improve education. Instead, we're taking the researchers’ questions to that data.

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

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Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. The study considered 173 studies of flipped learning, as well as 46 previous meta-analyses of the approach.

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How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes

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While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. So research, data and learning science have always been at the core of what we do.

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If We Listen, Students Will Lead Education Research and Development

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He engaged in the Advancing Secondary Writing initiative led by Digital Promise’s Center for Inclusive Innovation , recognizing the importance of involving students directly in the research and development (R&D) process. Why should students be involved in education R&D?

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Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning

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Research Quest sponsored this blog post. Transform Your Classroom with Project-Based Learning and the Scientific Method We all know that hands-on exploration is the best way to engage students in the scientific method. Students learn about early ceramics as well as how to understand history and how it relates to science, as well.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources. STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems.

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