Retrieval practice is one of the six strategies for effective learning because it has been identified by cognitive psychology as an effective way to improve student learning. A plethora of research has been conducted on the benefits of practicing retrieval to ...
You’re a teacher of an elementary school mathematics class planning a lesson on addition. You’d like to incorporate concrete objects (“manipulatives”) into the lesson. You have a choice: ...
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, ...
Sharing the love of music through a successful and confident performance is a primary goal of instrumentalists. In preparation for this goal, musicians must master various fine motor, aural, visual and processing skills. One of the best ways to measure ...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP) revealed that girls scored higher than boys in math and science ability as well as problem-solving skills. For the general public, this is a surprising finding because stereotypes dictate that boys should clearly ...
