All in For Parents
Last week, we published a digest of divergent views on standardized testing. Realistically, though, you’re unlikely to be reading our blog if you’re truly dead set against any kind of standardized testing – and in fact, let’s not forget the important point that any kind of ...
As Learning Scientists, we clearly support testing (or retrieval practice) as a means of promoting student learning. We have included blogs about the value of standardized testing, the pushback from parents and teachers, and even systemic issues discussed ...
This guide came about because I (Yana) noticed that I was often having to translate terms from English sources to our American audience.
Here we present a set of terms commonly used in England when referring to education. ...
Today we bring you a fun, light-hearted post! We interviewed 3rd grader KTJ about her views on quizzing. For context, note that KTJ goes to a good public school in the Northeast United States, and has many relatives who either work in education ...
First and foremost I feel compelled to mention that I am not a scientist, though I do like to say that I play one on TV (even though I actually don’t). So, I am writing this piece about homework from the standpoint of an overeager parent. I am a big fan of science ...
Over the past week, we have been working with Oliver Caviglioli to develop a concept map that depicts how we conceptualize retrieval practice. There are a lot of things we as researchers take for granted about this cognitive process, and Oliver thought it would ...
