Desiring Difficulties

How do we get students to desire the difficulties produced by more effective learning strategies?

Learning vs. Performance in the Classroom

Are you measuring learning or performance with assessment in the classroom?

How does retrieval practice affect student's perceived test anxiety? How does stress impact the recall of information encoded via retrieval practice?

A great conversation with my students to discuss proper classroom and study habits.

A simple and widely applicable strategy to assess student understanding.

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

An easily applicable/modifiable activity to assess student's learning.

A simple and adaptable activity that maximizes the effectiveness of multiple-choice questions.

A discussion with students about learning and knowing when we've learned.