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Jul 5

Jul 5 GUEST POST: Let Me Check My Notes! Laptops May be Less Effective for Class Note-Taking

Guest Posts, For Students, For Teachers, For Researchers

Many college students live by one device: their laptops. A laptop travels everywhere with these students. It is used in the classroom, in the dorm room, and on the go. These portable devices can hold a student’s life within its memory. It is versatile enough to be used ...

Jun 28

Jun 28 GUEST POST: Developing Expertise In Our Students Through Optimal Learning [VIDEO]

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, Guest Posts

In this recorded lecture, Asher takes us through some key concepts from cognitive psychology and how they apply directly to education. Below Asher has broken down the lecture into segments, so that you can skip right to the topic(s) you’re most interested ...

Jun 21

Jun 21 GUEST POST: Framing Effects in the Classroom - What can Teachers Learn from Politicians?

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Parents

Throughout George W. Bush’s presidency, I read pretty well everything I could get my hands on in an attempt to understand why the American electorate was buying into his rhetoric. The element of the Bush administration I became most fascinated with ...

Jun 7

Jun 7 GUEST POST: What Causes Test-score Inflation? Comparing Two Theories

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents

Ask most anyone inside U.S. education—in the “education establishment”—about “teaching to the test”, and they will tell you that externally imposed high-stakes tests induce teaching to the test. Moreover, teaching to the test—replacing instruction on subject ...

May 31

May 31 GUEST POST: Make Sense Not War - Suggestions on How to Make Homework More Effective

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Parents, Guest Posts

Dinner’s done, so let the battle begin! “Do you have any homework? When will you start doing it? No! Absolutely no TV until you’ve finished your homework!” So much for the daily battle between parents and their children. The same battle takes place at ...

May 24

May 24 GUEST POST: An Interview With A Teacher-Researcher

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers

Greg, @greg_ashman, is a teacher and PhD candidate in Australia.