The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

Most of the studies took place after 2000 and included observations of almost 1,800 teachers. The studies not only looked at reading or English language arts classes, but also science and social studies. In some of the studies, researchers recorded hours of instruction and analyzed transcripts.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Research Middle School High School 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The science and social studies topics should be sequenced so that the ideas build upon each other, and paired with vocabulary that will be useful in the future. The big question is whether the theory that more knowledge improves reading comprehension applies to real schools where children are reading below grade level.

Teaching 137

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 137

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 3rd grade science. 2nd grade social studies. 6th grade science. High school Advanced Placement. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

But very few schools currently integrate effective literacy practices into content classes, according to experts on reading. That said, a handful of states and school districts are starting to explore the approach. Patty Topliffe (center right) and other English and social studies teachers at Woodstock High School, in Vermont.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A study on teaching critical thinking in science. In a study of middle school science classrooms, researchers found that it’s not effective to start the school year with weeks of lessons on the scientific method, which many teachers do. Student teachers fail test about how kids learn, nonprofit finds.

Research 119

Research Tutoring Education Critical Thinking 119

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2019

At the elementary school, the teams tinkered with the interactive digital stories children created using Scratch, a block-based programming language. At the middle school level, they tested the mobile apps students were piloting using App-Inventor and dropped in to one of the country’s first-ever middle school cybersecurity courses.

K-12 123

K-12 Middle School Elementary School Social Studies 123