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