How many students have been reprimanded for daydreaming? How many of those same students could have produced exemplary work if, instead of receiving reprimands, they received encouragement? Let’s go one step further.
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Are Your Classroom Decorations Reducing Learning?
In this study, researchers were examining the degree to which objects in a room could impact a feeling of belonging, another important factor for learning. In particular, researchers looked at the impact that stereotypical objects in a computer science classroom have on young women’s feeling of belonging.
GUEST POST: Enhancing Employee Onboarding Through Dual Coding and Spacing
A new job, with a new company, is an exciting time. In many cases, the person hired has been selected over dozens, even hundreds, of other applicants. But finding the best candidate is only part of the process to build an effective workforce. The onboarding process is crucial…
Announcing Our New “Ace That Test” Book!! And Other Books We Enjoy (Digest #169)
We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Our newest book, Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide To Better Learning is coming out this summer—July 19 to be exact. You can preorder here. We are SUPER excited about this one! It’s a brief book written for students—young adult and adult learners—with many …
GUEST POST: How and Why Teachers Should Use Graphic Organizers in the Classroom
Let's say you'll get ₹500 if you score full marks on a quiz about the five longest rivers that flow through India.
You will be given the material you need. It will be available in three forms:
A passage containing five paragraphs, each paragraph describing one river
An outline of the above, with headings and bullet points
A matrix
….If I were you, I would choose the matrix, even though it appears to have the least number of words. Why?
The Effect of Supervision and Instruction on Students’ Use of Retrieval Practice
While there is clear evidence for the benefits of using retrieval practice as a learning strategy (1), we also know that students may not necessarily chose to use retrieval practice when studying on their own (2). A very recent experiment (3) investigated study choices in university students…