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Putting It All Together: Connecting “Motivation” with “Teaching Style”
Researchers tend to focus on particular topics in education. Some folks study attention, while others look…
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Overwhelmed Teachers: The Working-Memory Story (Part II) [Updated with Link]
Last week, I offered an unusual take on working memory in the classroom. Typically, I…
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Overwhelmed Teachers: The Working-Memory Story
If I could pick one topic from cognitive science for ALL TEACHERS to study, that…
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Book Review: Teaching Secondary Science, by Adam Boxer
Let’s start by making this simple: First: You should absolutely buy Adam Boxer’s Teaching Secondary…
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When Prior Knowledge Bites Back: The Dangers of Knowing Too...
In this blog, we typically highlight the benefits of prior knowledge. For example: if a…
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Working Memory in Everyday Life
Imagine this scenario: you’re standing in the CVS toothpaste aisle, trying to decide. You think…
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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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Conflicting Advice: What to Do When Cognitive Science Strategies Clash?
Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of certainty. “Why do you run…
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The Source of Student Motivation: Deeper than We Know?
Usually I blog about specific research findings that inform education. Today — to mix things…
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Obsessed with Working Memory [Reposted]
I’m on vacation for the month of August, and so we’ll be reposting some of…