Retrieval Practices’ Impact on Test Anxiety and Stress
How does retrieval practice affect student’s perceived test anxiety?
How does stress impact the recall of information encoded via retrieval practice?
Category: Learning Strategies
An Explicit Conversation with my Students
A great conversation with my students to discuss proper classroom and study habits.
Brain – Book – Buddy: A Strategy for Assessment
A simple and widely applicable strategy to assess student understanding.
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
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
Color Coding Recall Attempts to Assess Learning
Due to Hurricane Irma, I have not seen my students in four days. We are right in the middle of
Student Assessment of Learning in the Classroom
In my AP Psychology classroom, most of my students are great at memorizing facts and regurgitating them on quizzes/tests. I
Learning Myths vs. Learning Facts
*The following article originally posted on the American Psychological Association’s Psych Learning Curve website on July 17, 2017: http://psychlearningcurve.org/learning-myths-vs-learning-facts/ Unless
Inspiring Student Buy-In with Retrieval Practice or Channelling Your Inner Knowledge Warrior
Disclaimer: I am not asserting the brain should be worked out like other muscles of the body. Thank you. When discussing
Promoting Metacognition with Retrieval Practice in Five Steps
Let me put all the cards out on the table: I am a big believer in using researched/proven learning strategies
Dual Coding in the Classroom
Let me begin by saying that dual coding, or at least my initial understanding of this learning strategy, is completely
Retrieval Practice in the High School Classroom
One of the largest gaps in my students’ learning that I encounter regularly is a lack of study/learning skills. I