We were recently asked by History teacher Carl Newman @carlnewman9526 if we could provide some good reads on retrieval practice, “for teachers new to the concept”. That was one request we could easily fulfill! ...
I'm a Teacher Who Loves Quizzing: But Where Should the Quiz Questions Go?
When I first started teaching at UMass Lowell 3 years ago, I didn’t know much about teaching. One thing I did know, though, was that my lectures were going to involve a lot of quizzing. I started off with two sections of ...
GUEST POST: Spacing in Teaching Practice
Like many teachers, I have become intrigued by the idea that simply by changing the gap between two or more learning activities such as explanations or revision, I can help my students do better - the so-called ‘spacing effect’. What wonderful thing is this ...
Weekly Digest #5: Assigning Quality Homework
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 ...