A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...

A key to designing informal experiences to support learning is to clearly articulate the goals for a particular experience. That is, what should participants learn through their experience? In this ...

Music is a school subject facing difficult times. In England, fewer students are taking the subject at GCSE, not enough people are training to become secondary music teachers, and the subject is ...

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SHADOW education refers to informal learning. It is meant to supplement formal learning. It is a global trend and has been expanding as more candidates take competitive international, regional, and ...

Much of what people know about science is learned informally. Education policy-makers should take note. The seemingly endless debate about how to improve US science education seems to make the tacit ...

S uzan ne Dove, Patrice Torcivia Prusko and Jennifer Cutts are all well-known scholar/practitioners in the centers for teaching and learning and learning innovation worlds. They met through the HAIL ...

Learning continues across the life span. It takes many forms and occurs in many venues, both within and outside the formal structures of education. Although there is a seemingly infinite variety of ...