Learning online presents different challenges for students than learning face-to-face in a classroom….Here are some tips for students, and parents of students, on how to get the most out of online learning.
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Tips for Returning To School: An Interview with Dr Flávia Belham
In today’s blog post, Carolina interviews Dr Flávia Belham from Seneca Learning and discusses resources for teachers to support a smooth return to school after a challenging time requiring rethinking teaching due to COVID-19.
Retrieval Practice and Stress
School can be stressful, and 2020 has been a particularly stressful year for many of us. So, for this week’s blog, I thought I would write about retrieval practice and stress. Fortunately, I get to share some good news!
Prior research has shown that acute stress can hinder our ability to …
Racism in the Classroom: Why Does This Keep Happening and What Can We Do?
… Many of my white colleagues have expressed their shock and dismay at the current state of our country. “Why does this keep happening? What can we do?” one colleague asked in an email to faculty and staff. This is my response to my colleague.
Student Ability, Self-Regulated Spaced Practice, and Performance In Online Learning
A recently published study by Carvalho, Sana, and Yan (1) contributes to the evidence base supporting spaced practice by approaching the question about the benefits of spaced practice differently: They recorded the authentic study behavior of students enrolled in an online course…
A Statistics Primer for the Overwhelmed Educator
I’ve spent the last ten years teaching behavioral science statistics, so I thought it might be worthwhile to write up a short description of some common statistical terms that appear in psychology papers to help overwhelmed educators who might want to interpret results but don’t have time to take a course in stats!