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In December 2020, in an article for secondary education magazine SecEd I made the case that despite the “wealth of evidence” (Agarwal et al, 2021) about the “reliable advantage” (Yang et al, 2021) of test-enhanced learning – more commonly referred …
First what is screencasting? Simply – recording the computer screen. Think quick tip help videos. And “pip” is not some random screen casting expert, it is “picture-in-picture.” ChromeOS Screencast ChromeOS Screencast for Chromebooks is almost here. Available in ChromeOS v103+ …
SecEd released the second podcast today: A teacher’s guide to #memory – together with @helenfwebb @TWPerry1 @overpractised – a spun a yard. Summarised by @SecEd_Education as a “practical conversation on short-term, working & long-term memory & how students learn, forget …
Perusall has been bookmarked for a month. It has been a busy month. So what is Persuall? Developed at Harvard University, it is a more controlled, or evolved version of the flipped classroom. Think – intelligent discussion boards (and in …
More than ten years Back in 2011, I encountered the research of Dr Jeff Karpicke via a Purdue University press release. At the time I added a note to the blog post. “One to follow up on. Testing promotes learning. …
“It should come as no surprise that students are often reluctant to engage in strenuous learning activities when the benefits of their efforts are so short-lived.” The above statement about revision is unlikely to shock any teacher however that is …
More on MARCKS and concurrent metacognition Metacognitive monitoring concerns learners’ ability to assess the progress of their learning. The accuracy of their metacognitive monitoring influences study choices and, consequently, how well information is learned and retained. Learners misinterpret momentary accessibility …
This is essential reading for parents of pupils preparing for exams and pupils themselves. Results from two experiments indicate that even when people are successful at maintaining sustained attention – as when avoiding the temptation to check their phones -the …
