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The Unexpected Problem with Learning Styles Theory [Reposted]
Our blogger will be taking the first two weeks of August off. This post generated plenty of conversation when he published it last October. I recently read a much-liked Twitter post that said (I’m paraphrasing here): If you try
Open Classroom Plans: The Effects on Reading
I’ve written frequently over the years about the effects of classroom decoration on learning. The headline is: althought many teachers have been trained to DECORATE, those decorations can distract students and thereby reduce learning. We’ve tested this question for students from
Psych by Paul Bloom
I should have known better! I was expecting just another in a long line of basic reiterations of Psychology 101. But this is Paul Bloom! — a talented storyteller and Psychology Professor at University of Toronto engaging a variety of
Learning How to Learn: Optimists and Realists
In schools, optimism helps teachers a lot. At the beginning of the year, my students JUST DON’T KNOW all sorts of things: how to write a good essay; how to analyze Macbeth; how to define “gerund.” In all likelihood, your students don’t
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Introducing “Schema Theory”
In the last few years, I’ve increasingly wondered if “schema theory” just might work a special kind of magic. If I understand it right (and if it’s true), then schema theory unites two distinct topics: the cognitive science behind good
Should students “teach” other students?
You will often hear about an exciting strategy to help students learn: they should teach one another. Imagine a unit on — say — “siege warfare.” And, imagine that my student (let’s call him Lancelot) learns enough about siege warfare to teach his
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How Teaching Happens by Paul Paul Kirschner, Carl Hendrick, and Jim Heal
Who would have thought that a book about teaching could begin with a discussion of the gore of public amputations in the 19th century and blood-stiffened frocks that could stand on their own? But this is the perfect beginning for
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Oops, Twitter Did It Again: Creativity and the “Positive Manifold”
I’ve written before that edu-Twitter can be a great help to teachers. I myself regularly learn about fascinating research, and practical teaching applications, from the wise accounts I follow. Of course, Twitter is also notorious for its edu-nonsense. (No claim
Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years, Part 2 [Removed 6/14/23]
On Sunday of this week, I published my response to my interview with Dr. Morgan Polikoff. When I shared it with him, he responded that I had misrepresented his position. I try hard never to misrepresent another’s position — especially
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The Best Place to Study…Depends on the Goal
A wise friend recently asked a question that goes something like this: Research shows that new memories connect to the places where they’re formed. So: if I study geometry in the library, I’ll do better on a geometry test taken
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