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The Best Teaching Advice We’ve Got
You want to improve your teaching with psychology research? We’ve got good news, and bad…
“But How Do We Know If It Works in the...
We’ve heard so much about retrieval practice in the last two years that it seems…
“Sooner or Later”: What’s the Best Timing for Feedback?
Given the importance of feedback for learning, it seems obvious teachers should have well-established routines…
“Rich” or “Bland”: Which Diagrams Helps Students Learn Deeply?
Colorful diagrams might raise students’ interest. What do those diagrams do for their learning? Continue reading
“Before You Change Your Teaching, Change Your Thinking”
When I attended my first Learning and the Brain conference, more than a decade ago,…
“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
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
“How to Study Less and Learn More”: Explaining Learning Strategies...
Because cognitive science gives us such good guidance about learning, we want to share that…
The Limits of “Desirable Difficulties”: Catching Up with Sans Forgetica
Can a hard-to-read font improve student learning? That’s a very strange question, but in 2019 we had some reasons to think the answer was “yes.” Just published research updates our understanding. Continue reading
“Doing Science” or “Being a Scientist”: What Words Motivate Students?
If teachers could boost students’ motivation — even slightly — by changing our language, would that effort be worth the time? Continue reading