Education World – Nicole Gorman
“For the past 20 years, Bayer has annually issued a survey to assess science education and development in the United States. Yesterday, it released the findings of this year’s surveys and found that a majority of both parents and teachers agree that science education needs more emphasis, particularly when it comes to hands-on learning experiences. The Bayer Facts of Science Education Survey was conducted through a telephone survey of 1,009 adults with children in K-5 grade levels and 1,002 teachers who teach grades K-5. “Although positive strides have been made, survey results emphasize the critical need to improve science education and literacy for future generations. Teachers, for example, universally agree (99 percent) that more hands-on experiential learning in general would benefit student learning,” said the company in a statement.”(more)