Brain – Book – Buddy: A Strategy for Assessment
A simple and widely applicable strategy to assess student understanding.
Category: Learning Strategies
Retrieval Practice in the Collaborative Setting
How are the benefits of retrieval practice affected by the collaborative setting?
The Swiss Cheese Summary
An easily applicable/modifiable activity to assess student’s learning.
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Multiple-Choice Qs
A simple and adaptable activity that maximizes the effectiveness of multiple-choice questions.
A Discussion about Learning in the Classroom
A discussion with students about learning and knowing when we’ve learned.
A More Concrete Classroom
How can the use of concrete examples increase retention of material in the classroom?
Why Isn’t researchED More Popular in the US…Yet?
“ ‘I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin.’ – Neo” – Tom Bennett…
Easy Application of Spaced Practice in the Classroom
I’ve written at length about many learning strategies (dual coding and retrieval practice, for example) that positively impact our student’s retention of material. Perhaps one of the toughest learning strategies…