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Practical Advice for Students: How to Make Good Flashcards
Flashcards feel to me like a research sweet-spot. In the first place: for the most…
“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…
Starting Class with “Prequestions”: Benefits, Problems, Solutions
We’ve known for many years now that retrieval practice works. That is: after we have…
The Hidden Lives of Learners
Many times over the last several years, I’ve heard enthusiastic reviews of a seemingly-magical book…
The Most Important 5 Minutes in Class: The Primacy/Recency Effect
As we put our lesson plans together, we teachers want to know: are some minutes…
“No Cameras Allowed:” Does Taking Pictures During Lectures Benefit Learning?
Should students use cameras to take pictures of boardwork? My high school students know my…
How Students (Think They) Learn: The Plusses and Minuses of...
As the school year begins, teachers want to know: can mind/brain research give us strategies…
The Best Book on Cognitive Load Theory: Ollie Lovell to...
Teaching ought to be easy. After all, we have a functionally infinite amount of long-term…
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Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…...
As we prepare for the upcoming school year, how should we think about decorating our…
The Best Teaching Advice We’ve Got
I’m on my annual vacation during this month, so I’ll be posting some articles that…