Improving the Science of Teaching Science

Over the past few years, scientists have been working to transform education from the inside out, by applying findings from learning and memory research where they could do the most good, in the classroom. A study appearing in the journal Science on Thursday illustrates how promising this work can be — and how treacherous.

By BENEDICT CAREY

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/science/13teach.html?_r=2&ref=science