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“Seductive Details” meet “Retrieval Practice”: A Match Made in Cognitive...
Here’s a common problem: your job today is to teach a boring topic. (You don’t think…
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Starting Class with “Prequestions”: Benefits, Problems, Solutions
We’ve known for many years now that retrieval practice works. That is: after we have…
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The Trad/Prog Debate Gets Weird
Few debates rage hotter in education circles than that between educational progressives and educational traditionalists….
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The Hidden Lives of Learners
Many times over the last several years, I’ve heard enthusiastic reviews of a seemingly-magical book…
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To 600, and Beyond…
WordPress informs me that this is the 601st article I’ve posted on this blog. That’s…
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My Detective Adventure: “VR Will Transform Education”
A friend recently sent me a link to an article with a click-baity headline: something…
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How Teachers Can Use Neuroscience in Education
I recently saw two very different looks at neuroscience and learning, and I thought they…
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Warning: Misguided Neuroscience Ahead
I recently ran across a version* of this chart: As you can see, this chart…
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The Limitations of Retrieval Practice (Yes, You Read That Right)
Last week, I wrote that “upsides always have downsides.” That is: anything that teachers do…
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Upsides Always Have Downsides: “Side Effects” in Education Research
Here at Learning and the Brain, we believe that research can improve education. Specifically, research…