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Monthly Archives: November 2018
“We Can No Longer Ignore Evidence about Human Development”
The more teachers learn about neuroscience and psychology, the more we admire Dr. Mary Helen…
Why Do Choices Interfere with Your Learning?
At times, choices might help motivate students. However, at other times, choices harm learning. When we distinguish between the two, we help our students. Continue reading
US vs UK: Edutwitter Styles
If you follow education debates on Twitter, you may have noticed stark differences in tone…
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10,000 People Talk About Sleep and Cognition
Most of the research studies I read include a few tens of people. Sixty or…
Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by...
More than any other life stage adolescence is derided and characterized as an unpredictable, turbulent…
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Choosing a Knowledge-Rich Curriculum: Pros and Cons
Should our curriculum focus on knowledge or skills? Jon Brunskill debates this question with himself in…
Surprise: The Adolescent Brain Isn’t Broken
Chapter 2 of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain kicks off with…
The Limits of Retrieval Practice, Take II…
Just two weeks ago, I posted about a study showing potential boundary conditions for retrieval practice:…
This Is Your Amygdala on a Cliff…
If you’ve seen the documentary Free Solo, you know about Alex Honnold’s extraordinary attempt to climb…
Ask a Simple Question, Get an Oversimplified Answer
Handwritten notes might help students who review them, but laptop notes seem to help those who don’t. In brief: even simple questions have complex answers. Continue reading