How to improve science teaching with Nobel Prize winner Carl Wieman

On average, science scores have been falling globally for over a decade. What can be done to improve the quality of science teaching? In this episode of Top Class, Nobel Prize winning physicist Carl Wieman, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Education at Stanford University, and Yidan Prize winner, tells OECD Editor Duncan Crawford that current science teaching techniques are often ineffective. He argues that traditional lectures need to be ditched in favour of more active learning methods. Learn more about global science scores in the latest PISA report here: Learn more about The Yidan Prize here: yidanprize.org

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This episode is 00:27:20 long.

This episode was published on Aug 30, 2024.

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