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Applying Cognitive Psychology to the Classroom

Category: Learning Strategies

May 14, 2019 Article Review / Learning Strategies / Research

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?

April 28, 2019 Learning Strategies / Opinion / Research

An Explicit Conversation with my Students

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

March 13, 2019 Learning Strategies / Opinion

Brain – Book – Buddy: A Strategy for Assessment

A simple and widely applicable strategy to assess student understanding.

February 2, 2019 Article Review / Classroom Strategy / Learning Strategies

Retrieval Practice in the Collaborative Setting

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

May 28, 2018 Learning Strategies

The Swiss Cheese Summary

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

May 15, 2018 Learning Strategies

Maximizing the Effectiveness of Multiple-Choice Qs

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

January 9, 2018 Learning Strategies / Opinion

A Discussion about Learning in the Classroom

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

January 1, 2018 Learning Strategies

A More Concrete Classroom

How can the use of concrete examples increase retention of material in the classroom?

October 27, 2017 Learning Strategies / Opinion

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

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October 22, 2017 Learning Strategies

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

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September 14, 2017 Learning Strategies

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

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August 25, 2017 Learning Strategies

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

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July 17, 2017 Learning Strategies / Opinion / Research

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

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July 10, 2017 Learning Strategies / Opinion

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

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April 3, 2017 Learning Strategies

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

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February 7, 2017 Learning Strategies / Opinion

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

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January 30, 2017 Learning Strategies / Opinion

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

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