News Bits 'Th[is] funding will allow us to implement a teaching practice proven by research to be effective in STEM education, says Michael Palmer, director of UVA's Center for Teaching Excellence. Other universities using this approach have shown gains for both the students in the course and the learning assistants, he adds. Fewer students drop the classes with learning assistants, and the learning assistants can reinforce their own knowledge while working with their peers.

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"Th[is] funding will allow us to implement a teaching practice proven by research to be effective in STEM education, says Michael Palmer, director of UVA's Center for Teaching Excellence. Other universities using this approach have shown gains for both the students in the course and the learning assistants, he adds. Fewer students drop the classes with learning assistants, and the learning assistants can reinforce their own knowledge while working with their peers.