Improvements in Diagnostic Test Results Associated with the Adoption of the Science Bits Program

05/30/2024
A new study suggests that the Science Bits program helps improve diagnostic test results in Science for ESO students (12 -16 years old). Schools that adopted Science Bits from 2019 to 2023 have shown more significant progress in their students' scientific skills.

Screens and Education

09/17/2026
The debate about the relationship between young people and technology has been framed almost exclusively in terms of time: How many hours of screen time are too many? However, this question is based on a problematic oversimplification. Not all screen-based activities are equivalent or have the same effects.

researchED Conferences

09/17/2026
What does research tell us about how we learn? How can this knowledge help teachers? And what happens when widely held ideas about education do not align with the findings of research studies?

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Teaching Students How to Learn: When Learning Strategies Make the Difference

07/01/2026
A recent study conducted in a secondary school suggests that teaching learning strategies grounded in cognitive science can significantly improve students’ academic performance, especially in the long term.

The Simplest Yet Most Powerful Way to Promote the Cognitive Development of Young Children

03/13/2025
What can we do to help our children develop their ability to learn? Join Héctor Ruiz Martín as he explores some of the simplest yet most powerful actions that science encourages us to take to contribute to the cognitive and emotional development of young children.

Learning Strategies in Secondary School Students: Relationship with Academic Achievement and Attitudes Toward Learning

07/12/2024
This new study, led by the ISTF, builds on previous research by examining a very large and diverse sample of secondary school students. It highlights the techniques secondary students commonly use and how these are related to their school grades.

Some Misunderstandings about the Use of Screens in the Classroom

06/30/2023
Some common criticisms for using screens in the classroom arise from prejudices not founded in research. In this article, we clarify some of these criticisms.

Making Sense of Technology in the Classroom

06/28/2023
Recently, voices have been raised in criticism of the use of digital devices in classrooms. While it is necessary to be critical of the introduction of technology, we cannot deny the potential of technology in education.

The Cognitive Principles of Learning Underlying the 5E Model of Instruction

06/27/2023
The International Journal of STEM Education includes in its March issue The cognitive principles of learning underlying the 5E Model of Instruction, an article that outlines the principles from cognitive sciences on how people learn that underlie the 5E Model and that could theoretically explain the effectiveness of the model as a learning sequence.

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Influence of neuromyths in the educational environment

01/20/2023
Educational neuromyths are simplifications, misunderstandings, or misinterpretations of scientific findings about the brain that have been used to describe specific learning and teaching processes.

Un nuevo estudio avala la eficacia de Science Bits

A New Scientific Study Supports the Effectiveness of Science Bits

07/27/2021
A study published in the International Journal of Science Education shows that the students from the schools that adopted the Science Bits program and its 5E instructional model improved their conceptual learning in a relevant and sustained way.