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"Learning outcomes are measurable statements that articulate what students should know, be able to do, or value as a result of taking a course or completing a program" (1).This post responds to a reader’s question, “Is there any evidence to support sharing written learning outcomes prior to teaching a topic?”
I recently had the opportunity to observe instruction in a first grade classroom. The teacher was giving a vocabulary lesson in which she taught children words that could be divided into two categories: words that contained the “AU” vowel sound found in the word “couch”...
Have you ever found yourself avoiding a task that demanded a lot of concentration by tidying up your workspace? You may have just been procrastinating starting something unpleasant, but you also may have been onto something.
magine you are studying for an important exam. Would you rather study for it in the library or the crowded, noisy cafeteria? You probably said the library, and that would be the smart choice. The negative effects of noise are numerous:
Chances are that you are reading this from your phone. Or, if you’re reading this from computer, you probably have email notifications within view. It’s 2017, and technology is all around us. If you didn’t already know that, there is an endless stream of...
Despite the different definitions, there is a consensus regarding the dimensions of critical thinking and these dimensions have implications for how critical thinking is understood and taught. Critical thinking includes skills and dispositions (1).
