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“Seductive Details”: When Do Cool Stories and Videos Interfere with...
When teachers include cool stories and funny videos in our lessons, does that ultimately help our students learn? A recent meta-analysis crunches the numbers. Continue reading
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What is learning and how do we accomplish it? Stanislas Dehaene, a cognitive neuropsychologist and…
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Is it better to have students ANSWER questions or to ASK question? Recent research from Germany provides a helpfully specific way to think about study strategies. Continue reading
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