All in For Teachers
A new job, with a new company, is an exciting time. In many cases, the person hired has been selected over dozens, even hundreds, of other applicants. But finding the best candidate is only part of the process to build an effective workforce. The onboarding process is crucial…
We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Our newest book, Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide To Better Learning is coming out this summer—July 19 to be exact. You can preorder here. We are SUPER excited about this one! It’s a brief book written for students—young adult and adult learners—with many …
Let's say you'll get ₹500 if you score full marks on a quiz about the five longest rivers that flow through India.
You will be given the material you need. It will be available in three forms:
A passage containing five paragraphs, each paragraph describing one river
An outline of the above, with headings and bullet points
A matrix
….If I were you, I would choose the matrix, even though it appears to have the least number of words. Why?
While there is clear evidence for the benefits of using retrieval practice as a learning strategy (1), we also know that students may not necessarily chose to use retrieval practice when studying on their own (2). A very recent experiment (3) investigated study choices in university students…
Last week, Emily Oster wrote a ParentData newsletter titled What to do when what’s best is impossible: How to embrace the “second best” option. The main idea is that in parenting, and in life, there are recommendations based on some perfect ideal and this is the first best option. But …
‘It takes a village’ is a phrase that seems to ring true for me, both in my personal life and as an academic. I strongly believe that bidirectional communication among teachers and researchers is key, and I love to engage in these conversations and use those to help decide on content for the blog. …
