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How to Foster New Friendships in School? Seating Plans! (We’ve...
In schools, we want students to learn many topics: math, and history, and reading, and…
To Grade or Not to Grade: Should Retrieval Practice Quizzes...
We’ve seen enough research on retrieval practice to know: it rocks. When students simply review…
Parachutes Don’t Help (Important Asterisk) [Repost]
A surprising research finding to start your week: parachutes don’t reduce injury or death. How…
Making “Learning Objectives” Explicit: A Skeptic Converted? [Reposted]
Teachers have long gotten guidance that we should make our learning objectives explicit to our…
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at...
With the school year starting in just a couple of weeks, Learn Like a Pro:…
“Once Upon a Time”: Do Stories Help Learning?
When Daniel Willingham wrote Why Don’t Students Like School, he accomplished a mini-miracle: he made abstract…
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Conflicting Advice: What to Do When Cognitive Science Strategies Clash?
Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of certainty. “Why do you run…
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Does Online Learning Work? Framing the Debate to Come…
I first published this blog post back in January. I’ve been seeing more and more…
Putting It All Together: “4C/ID”
We’ve got good news and bad news. Good news: we’ve got SO MUCH research about…
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Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycle...
Even before the increase in mental health challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were…