I’ve been following, with something like exasperation, the discussion over Harvard University’s new study on teaching. Not surprisingly, the study found that physics students performed better on ...

My course evaluations are in. They are mostly encouraging — except for the ones that say I should lecture more. “Lessen the amount of reading per week and just lecture more,” reads one comment.

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Michael Noetel receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Sport Australia, and NSW ...