All in Digests
In a previous weekly digest, we showed you several ways in which teachers have implemented spaced practice in their classrooms. In today’s digest, we are showing you examples of spiral review, which can be described as a specialized form of spaced or distributed practice…
We often talk about the big transition from high school to college in terms of becoming an independent learner. But for many students, this transition means learning to become more independent in other ways, too. College is a time when many students have to learn to manage their own finances …
It may be hard to believe, but the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation is right around the corner. Summer break can be great for a lot of things (like relaxing!), but for kids being away from school can be problematic to learning (To read more about ...
We have talked about the pros and cons of cell phones in classrooms, the importance of attention for learning, and how the presence of a cell phone reduces cognitive capacity. This week's digest provides some additional resources for understanding how ...
In our last #LrnSciChat on Twitter, we discussed note-taking in length – see a summary of the Twitter chat here. In addition, Carolina wrote a blog post discussing the outcomes of the Note-Taking Twitter chat. However, we thought it would be useful to provide an overview of different note-taking strategies in form of a digest.
According to the study, “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”, women are vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the US. The report further states that women hold less than 25 % of STEM jobs.
