Scholars at Stanford Graduate School of Education cast a wide net when studying the most effective ways to teach and learn. Below are the most viewed news stories about research from the Stanford GSE in 2015, based on Google analytics. The list, arranged chronologically, includes articles on delaying entry into kindergarten, a new way to learn negative numbers, the promise of MOOCs and improving critical thinking in science. If you didn't get a chance to read them the first time around, here's another look:
Well-organized recess programs engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn once back in the classroom finds research from the John W. Gardner Center.
To compare the effects of two ways to teach reading, research from Professor Bruce McCandliss and his colleagues used brain waves to map neural circuits.
Professor Sean Reardon's new research reveals troubling patterns of racial segregation that could constrain upward mobility for black and Hispanic families.
Massive open online classes were supposed to change the world of education, but it hasn't worked out that way yet, say three Stanford professors who have been involved from the beginning.