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Here Comes Another Trend in K-12 Science Education: Data Science

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Unfortunately, the majority of these trends do very little in the work of advancing science education. And yet, they keep being pushed by large publishing companies, government agencies, schools, and even academic professors. We are now entering another science education trend that arguably will also hurt students learning.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Challenges and Solutions in Mathematics College professors frequently adopt a lecture-based approach, emphasizing theory over practice. The development of new medical treatments often involves complex data analysis, making mathematics a crucial element in the quest to save lives.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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Published: Professor Richard Harper , based at Lancaster University in the UK, is the principal investigator of a project called the Future Places Centre. This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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However, upon closer inspection, the university admissions team can see that the second candidate worked part-time after school to financially support themself, so had less time to dedicate to their studies, and they lived in a poorer neighbourhood and attended a lower-achieving school.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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If they can achieve this in mice, they will then turn their attention to the much greater challenge of applying this in humans. “It Adam asked his professor how different types of touch on the skin result in different signals being sent to the brain. We don’t completely know,” was the professor’s reply. You know what?

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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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Professor Azeez Butali hopes to uncover the genetic causes of cleft lip and palate. SDT states that a person’s motivation is influenced by their autonomy (sense of ownership) over, competence (sense of achievement) in and relatedness (sense of connection) with their actions.