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Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World...
How do we balance our social, collectivist nature with our individualistic drives? How do technologies,…
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“Before You Change Your Teaching, Change Your Thinking”
When I attended my first Learning and the Brain conference, more than a decade ago,…
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“Successive Relearning”: 1 + 1 = +10%
We know that “retrieval practice” helps students learn. We know that “spacing” does too. What happens when we combine those techniques? Continue reading
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The Benefits of “Testing” Depend on the DEFINITION of “Testing.”...
Should we test our students or not? Researchers can answer that question only by defining “test” very precisely. Happily, we’ve got research on one kind of PRE-test that just might help students learn and understand. Continue reading
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Can We Improve Our Students’ Executive Function? Will That Help...
New research suggests that the right kind of Executive Function training just might help struggling readers. Continue reading
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The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]
Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched for and most popular on…
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Laptop Notes or Handwritten Notes? Even the New York Times...
Which helps students learn more: handwritten notes, or laptop notes? The best-known research on the subject might surprise you… Continue reading
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Growing Mindsets in Argentina? [Repost]
A study with 12th graders in Argentina highlights an important message about Growth Mindset: doing one thing once is unlikely to have much of an effect. Continue reading
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Obsessed with Working Memory [Reposted]
I’m on vacation for the month of August, and so we’ll be reposting some of…
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Deliberate Practice Doesn’t Align with Schooling (Well: Not Precisely)
Anders Ericsson’s model of “deliberate practice” offers wise guidance in creating expertise. But, it might not apply to the work that teachers do in schools every day… Continue reading