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Science
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Students Say They Care More About STEM as They Get Older. Teachers Disagree
An EdWeek Research Center survey examined student motivation in STEM classes.
Science
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Students Don't Think Cellphones Distract Them From Learning STEM. Teachers Disagree
New surveys of teens and teachers show how far apart the two groups are on this issue.
Science
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Want to Motivate Students in STEM? The Way You Explain Things Matters
How teachers explain tricky math and science concepts can affect students' motivation in their STEM classes.
Science
Q&A
Teachers, Parents, or Peers: Who Motivates Students Most to Pursue STEM?
Encouragement from adults—like teachers, school counselors, and parents—is crucial for motivating students in STEM.
Teaching Profession
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STEM Teachers Tell Us What Gets Them Jazzed About Work
Teaching STEM classes can be difficult and frustrating, because many students lack the confidence or skills to tackle those subjects.
Student Achievement
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Many Kids' Parents Didn't Go to College. You Can Still Motivate Them in STEM
Students whose parents did not go to college often do not feel they have the necessary support to excel STEM subjects.
School & District Management
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What Schools Do When Parents Don't Pick Up Their Kids
What schools do when parents don't pick up their kids can vary considerably, according to a new survey by the EdWeek Research Center.
Classroom Technology
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Chromebooks or Cellphones: Which Are the Bigger Classroom Distraction?
Most schools have had 1-to-1 computing environments since 2020; others have had it since the early 2010s.
Mathematics
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5 Research-Backed Ways to Help Students Catch Up in Math
Several areas of math achievement have been on the downward slope for more than a decade.
Mathematics
From Our Research Center
5 Ways Teachers Can Support Students With Math Anxiety
For many students, math anxiety is severe enough to interfere with how they learn the subject.
Mathematics
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Math Gets Progressively More Abstract. Here's How to Help Students Keep Up
Math fluency requires more than just memorizing facts and procedures, but also knowing how and when to use them.
Mathematics
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The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand
Word problems can be cognitive puzzles that some students struggle to master.
Mathematics
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Fractions Still Stump Students. Here's How to Help
Fractions are the basis for most higher-level math, but they tend to be a roadblock for many learners.
Teaching Profession
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There’s a Racial Divide in What Teachers Think of Their PD. Why?
Training: Why Black Teachers Want More and White Teachers Want Less