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We know that "retrieval practice" helps students learn. We know...
Should we test our students or not? Researchers can answer...
New research suggests that the right kind of Executive Function...
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Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched...
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Which helps students learn more: handwritten notes, or laptop notes?...
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A study with 12th graders in Argentina highlights an important...
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I'm on vacation for the month of August, and so...
Anders Ericsson's model of "deliberate practice" offers wise guidance in...
Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought is the recent book...
Retrieval practice and common sense add up to a winning...
As a soccer coach, I want my students to get...
We know that exercise breaks help young students pay attention....
We're all learning lots about online teaching these days: new...
Because cognitive science gives us such good guidance about learning,...
How are you feeling? We ask this question often because...