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Improving Multiple-Choice Questions: A Thought-Provoking Pause
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Many teachers carry strong ambivalence about multiple-choice questions (handy abbreviation:...

Insight into a Bright Mind by Nicole Tetreault
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Insight into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Stories of...

Just In Case: Improving Online Learning
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

We teachers benefit A LOT from research-based guidance, but we...

Graphic Disorganizers; or, When Should Teachers Decorate Handouts?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers regularly face competing goals. For instance: On the one...

To Insta or Not to Insta: That Is the Memory Question
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here in the US, we're having something of a national...

I Am a Doctrinaire Extremist; S/he Is a Thoughtful Moderate
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I recently had an email exchange with an educational thinker...

The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

What a blast! Despite diving into countless neuroscience introductions, this...

Does Mind-Wandering Harm Learning?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If you teach children for several hours a day, you...

“Writing By Hand Fosters Neural Connections…”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Imagine this conversation that you and I might have: ANDREW:...

Weather Forecasting and Cognitive Science
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I live in Boston, and we just had an ENORMOUS...

Constructivism, or Constructivism, Part II
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Last week, I wrote about the often-testy debates that surround...

Evolutionary Intelligence by Russell Neuman
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

I have recently been reviewing human-technology interactions with a team...

Constructivism, or Constructivism? Part I
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If you want to launch a feisty debate in your...

Should Students Make Their Own Flashcards, Take II
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A respected colleague recently posted a study about making flashcards....

The Jigsaw Advantage: Should Students Puzzle It Out?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The "jigsaw" method sounds really appealing, doesn't it? Imagine that I'm...

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