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Dodging “Dodgy” Research: Strategies to Get Past Bunk

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 15, 2019

If we’re going to rely on research to improve teaching — that’s why you’re here,…

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Research Summary: The Best and Worst Highlighting Strategies

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 13, 2019

Does highlighting help students learn? As is so often the case, the answer is: it…

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Let’s Have More Fun with the Correlation/Causation Muddle

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 10, 2019

We’ve explored the relationship of correlation and causation before on the blog. In particular, this…

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“Wait Just a Minute!”: The Benefits of Procrastination?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 8, 2019

“A year from now, you’ll wish you had started today.” This quotation, attributed to Karen…

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True/False: Grades Motivate Students to Study Better?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 5, 2019

The following story is true. (The names have been left out because I’ve forgotten them.)…

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Physics and Engineering: My New Year’s Resolution

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 1, 2019

  Over on Twitter, @DylanWilliam wrote: “[P]hysics tells you about the properties of materials but…

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New Research: Personal Best Goals (Might) Boost Learning

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 31, 2018

Some research-based suggestions for teaching require a lot of complex changes. (If you want to…

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Bit by Bit, Putting It Together

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 30, 2018

Over at Teacherhead, Tom Sherrington has posted a form that teachers can use for lesson plans….

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New Year, New Habits: More Learning!

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 29, 2018

When the school year starts back up in January, teachers would LOVE to use this…

A Festive Holiday Present for You

by: landb
Posted on: December 24, 2018

We don’t focus a lot on seasonal cues here at the blog, but… Given that…