Block subjects at university are receiving a lot of attention, but research says they may not be as effective for learning.
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Children who tend to do well in one subject tend to do well in others, largely for genetic reasons.
It easy to lampoon education reforms in Finland that aim to scrap the teaching of traditional subjects in favour of broader topics. The new initiative could see history, geography and languages replaced…
Curriculum reforms being introduced in Finland from 2016 will set aside time for ‘phenomenon-based’ learning across subjects.
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Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow, King's College London
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Director of the Learning, Instruction & Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Professor of Education, The University of Melbourne