All Opinion articles – Page 13

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There's something about maths...

2014-09-29T17:00:00Z

In this week's post, Michael Seery aims to start a discussion about how we teach maths for chemistry

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Teaching for transition

2014-09-15T16:03:00Z

It's a new academic year, and in this post, I have a look at some strategies that can help students make the transition from second to third level

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Trainee teachers need scholarship

2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

The current government policy on teacher training is flawed, says Keith Taber

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A chance to reflect

2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

Bringing together ideas from education research and teaching practice

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Integrating art into the chemistry curriculum

2014-08-21T22:23:00Z

A range of possibilities for integrating art into the chemistry curriculum by means of context based learning

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Barbecues should be banned: discuss...

2014-08-04T20:18:00Z

Summer holidays are here. Time to light up that barbecue! Or not, argues Keith Taber...

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Talking about chemistry education

2014-07-22T10:02:00Z

David Read writes about the shared conversations among the chemistry education community and what we can learn from them

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The beauty of language in chemistry

2014-07-04T09:39:00Z

In chemistry we are blessed with a rich text with words influenced by languages from across the world. What are your favourite words and phrases in chemistry?

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A plea from the trenches

2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

John Dexter ponders what needs to be done to help teachers fulfil their potential

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Your summer reading list

2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

... and how you can participate in the International Year of Crystallography

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Warming to PeerWise

2014-06-16T16:54:00Z

In this post I have an argument with myself about whether I will use PeerWise. I'm not sure which side wins...

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Teaching thermochemistry

2014-06-02T19:34:00Z

A survey of some useful recent articles on the teaching of thermochemistry and thermodynamics for second and third level students

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Learning to write about chemistry

2014-05-26T13:04:00Z

How might we include meaningful writing assignments in our curriculum?

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Teaching chemistry – an Irish viewpoint

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maria Sheehan looks at the current key issues in chemistry education in Ireland

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Revolutionary change

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Could removing the shackles of assessment boost creativity in the classroom?

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Ignoring research and getting the science wrong

2014-05-06T04:35:00Z

The UK government has recently published a new science curriculum document setting out what should be taught to 14-16 year old students. However, some of the requirements seem questionable from scientific and educational perspectives

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Translating research into classroom practice

2014-04-28T16:56:00Z

What can be done to assist the dissemination of education research to practitioners?

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Do subject specialist teachers matter?

2014-04-09T20:33:00Z

What role does subject knowledge play in how 'good' a teacher is? Does it matter whether a chemistry teacher has a chemistry degree?

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Chemical Bonding Confusion

2014-04-07T12:29:00Z

Some thoughts on the sources of confusion around chemical bonding having read Stephenson and Warrens' article in this month's Education in Chemistry

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Supporting mathematics for chemists

2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

Paul Yates argues that university chemistry teachers do a good job when faced with this challenging problem