Before, During, and After Thinking Strategies

How do our students consider their learning before, during, and after a lesson?

October 12, 2020 1

Superfoods and Classroom Instruction

What sort of diet are you providing for your students?

July 29, 2020 1

Confidence Weighted Multiple-Choice Questioning

Can this strategy for answering multiple-choice questions improve retention of both correct and incorrect responses?

June 22, 2020 1

How Should I Study for the Test?

Two strategies to introduce to students when they ask, "How should I study for the test?"

June 6, 2020 2

Three Hurdles Students Must Clear to Maximize Assessment’s Benefits

What ideas about assessment block students from seeing it as a powerful tool for learning?

May 20, 2020 4

A Better Retrieval Practice?

There's evidence to support the use of diminishing cues retrieval practice in place of standard retrieval practice.

May 18, 2020 4

Ranking Multiple-Choice Answers to Increase Cognition

How can ranking multiple-choice answers increase cognition and understanding of material?

April 27, 2020 5

How Do You Know What You Know?

I was recently asked this question: What advice would you give to a young adult student who can't tell whether she knows the material?

February 13, 2020 5

Growing a Brain Dump

How can growing a brain dump lead to more efficient and effective study habits?

January 13, 2020 5

Going Goal-Free During Formative Assessment

How can removing goals during assessment lead to better thinking with/about class material?

January 9, 2020 6

Recall or Recognition Questions When Retrieving?

When reviewing, should recall or recognition questions be provided for students to answer?

December 4, 2019 9

An “Ah-Ha” Moment with Spaced Practice in the Classroom

I was recently given the perfect chance to show my students how powerful spacing practice can be on retrieval of material.

October 5, 2019 9

Practicing to Boredom in the Classroom

Maybe boredom, when used as an indicator of learning, can be quite useful in the classroom.

August 29, 2019 3

Two Simple ‘Add-ons’ to Get More Out of Formative Assessment

Two simple strategies that are easily applied across a wide range of classes.

July 28, 2019 2

From Unknown to Known in the Classroom

How can analysis of formative assessment lead to more deliberate studying and more efficient and effective study habits?

May 29, 2019 9

Retrieval Practice in the Collaborative Setting

How are the benefits of retrieval practice affected by the collaborative setting?

February 2, 2019 9

GUEST POST – Regulating the Routes to Knowledge: The Traffic Light Review

A simple activity students can utilize to assess their learning and direct their studying.

January 2, 2019 0

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