In this week's digest, we collected 5 resources addressing the quality of homework assignments. Some discuss the research behind providing homework, and what the research tells us about making homework assignments useful for students. Others ...
Just For Fun: A 9 Year Old on Quizzing
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 ...
GUEST POST: Homework -- Is It Really That Useless?
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 ...
Weekly Digest #4: How To Write Good Multiple-Choice Questions
Here are a few helpful resources for putting together good multiple-choice questions, organized in order from shortest (if you’re pressed for time) to longest (when you want to really explore the topic – summer reading list, anyone?) ...
Concept Map: What Does Retrieval Practice Do?
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 ...
GUEST POST: Feedback -- We Still Don't Know What Works
Each summer since I began teaching has had its own idiosyncratic rhythms. A few summers ago, my routine went like this: after lunch I’d take the subway into the Bronx, get off at the library, download a bunch of articles about giving feedback, and try to ...