“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 …
End of year assessments – What to do before. What to do after. To get more learning from ‘End of Year Assessments.’ Under the umbrella of a twin-track school ethos of “happy and successful” and “growth and excellence” (pupils and …
Tonight’s reading, “Techniques for scaffolding retrieval practice: The costs and benefits of adaptive versus diminishing cues.” Fiechter & Benjamin (2019) are investigating retrieval difficulty. With difficulty manipulated by providing easier or harder, more or fewer retrieval cues. In this case …
Professionally today at #rEDBerks with @hp_phillips, as a Secondary pairing, we curated a literacy, reading / phonics pathway with our Primary colleagues. We a little truffle-hunting with Jonathan Mountstevens @MrMountstevens. His preferred metaphorical quality assurance approach over paragliding. Opened by …
On the back of “Generate questions, testing or restudy” here are my top five tips for generating retrieval questions for revision. Time efficiency – When time to learn is limited, it matters a great deal how one puts to use …
Exams season is upon us. With hindsight, I should have written and posted this sooner. This post focuses on revision for long-term retention. That is when the period between learning and testing is greater than at least one day. That …
