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Practical Advice for Students: How to Make Good Flashcards

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 1, 2023

Flashcards feel to me like a research sweet-spot. In the first place: for the most…

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Belonging by Geoffrey Cohen

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: February 22, 2023

Geoffrey Cohen, a professor of Psychology at Stanford University, explores the science of self and…

A neuron made up of walls of binary code: 0s and 1s.

ChatGPT and Beyond: The Best Online Resources for Evaluating Research...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 19, 2023

If we’re going to make “research-based” claims about education — and we are! — then…

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“Seductive Details” meet “Retrieval Practice”: A Match Made in Cognitive...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 12, 2023

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

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 5, 2023

We’ve known for many years now that retrieval practice works. That is: after we have…

A graphic of two heads facing each other in conversation: one with a lightbulb inside, the other with a question mark.

The Trad/Prog Debate Gets Weird

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 30, 2023

Few debates rage hotter in education circles than that between educational progressives and educational traditionalists….

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CHATTER BY ETHAN KROSS

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: January 26, 2023

The founder and director of the Emotional and Self-Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan,…

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The Hidden Lives of Learners

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 23, 2023

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…

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 17, 2023

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”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 8, 2023

A friend recently sent me a link to an article with a click-baity headline: something…