Every so often articles like this pop up claiming that critical thinking is a soft skill and is surely not being taught in schools, despite its importance in the workplace and everyday life.
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Increasing Academic Performance Through Mark Withholding
I have recently published a paper (with co-author Paul Gardner) on the effects of temporary mark withholding on academic performance and feedback views in university students (1). Temporary mark withholding is a feedback strategy whereby on assignments students are provided with the feedback first without their marks…
SQ3R or Read, Recite, Review
We have occasionally received questions from educators about the SQ3R method and so I did some digging this week into the theoretical benefits of this method and the evidence to support its use.
Learning Scientists' Greatest Hits
In celebration of our 500th post (wow!) and 5 years as the Learning Scientists, we decided to reminisce on some of our blog highlights…
Can You Avoid Burnout?
Burnout syndrome was first described in 1974 by American Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger to describe emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, and cynicism due to extreme pressure at work…
THANK YOU to our 2020 Community!
This has been a very unusual, difficult year for so many of us (Learning Scientists included). Today we want to take a moment to appreciate the good that has come from this year and express our gratitude for you and the good work that you are doing.