All in For Students
We have written a lot about the 6 strategies for effective learning (spaced practice, interleaving, elaborative interrogation, concrete examples, dual coding, and retrieval practice). For example, in this piece Cindy discussed the powerful combination of spacing, retrieval practice, and sleep....
There is no end to the amount of educational information out there. The problem is, not all of it is true. Among the scientific reports are collections of purposefully selected anecdotes, "experiments" conducted by companies trying to make a profit, and articles ...
When I (or any cognitive psychologist) refer to “short-term memory”, we’re talking about memory that lasts for 15-30 seconds. Not minutes, not a day, not a few weeks. Just 15-30 seconds. This differs quite drastically from the way people commonly use the term ...
People are constantly on their phones. Especially students are often distracted by incoming messages popping up on their phones or the urge to check emails and social network sites. But, can students use their phones for educational purposes and for supporting their ...
Given the current political climate, Twitter doesn’t seem to have as much science as it used to. In this digest, I’ve pulled together articles on why using Twitter may be even more important than ever, some tips on how to adjust the amount of science in your feed (relative to ‘everything else’), ...
A crucial aspect of learning is to know when you can stop studying a specific topic and move to the next or when to wrap-up studying altogether. A straightforward strategy would be to stop when you think you have mastered the topic. For this strategy to be successful, ...
