Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right

M. Mitchell Waldrop
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M. Mitchell Waldrop: M. Mitchell Waldrop is a features editor for Nature in Washington DC.

Nature, 2015, vol. 523, issue 7560, 272-274

Abstract: Active problem-solving confers a deeper understanding of science than does a standard lecture. But some university lecturers are reluctant to change tack.

Date: 2015
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