The Conversation, Author at We Rep STEM

Future teachers often think memorization is the best way to teach math & science – until they learn a different way

This study matters because a teacher’s beliefs – their personal philosophy about teaching and learning – often determine how they will teach and what students will learn. And because problem-solving is necessary for scientific and mathematical literacy, students need teachers who will expose them to problem-solving.

At work

The caregivers are not alright: How coronavirus pandemic policies penalize them

The coronavirus pandemic has added to the workload and stress of mothers and other primary caregivers.

News

Note-taking by hand: A powerful tool to support memory

Notetaking by hand is an indispensable cognitive tool and study technique.

Health

Here’s what racial discrimination does to young people’s wellbeing

Research suggests that seeing discrimination against a group they belonged to led to anxiety in young people.

News

Here’s how women in academia are feeling the brunt of COVID-19

PHOTO EDITED BY WE REP STEM. Keymanthri Moodley, Stellenbosch University and Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent public health response...

Disabilities

Let me tell you how frustrating this pandemic has been for deaf people

Media exposure for deaf communities in lockdown was either patronising or missing altogether ... Instead, most coverage was either about how easy it would be to learn BSL as a hobby during lockdown, or stories emphasising how isolated some deaf people could become.