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Weekly Digest #124: Pesky Learning Myths
Sep 9

Sep 9 Weekly Digest #124: Pesky Learning Myths

Megan Sumeracki
For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, Digests

Can you believe this is already digest #124?! It seems like just yesterday we were writing our first digest on evidence-based practices in education, explaining our rationale for creating the digests, and coming up with topics to cover. This week, the topic is somewhat …

The Failed Spacing Effect 30 Years Later (Part 2)
Sep 9

Sep 9 The Failed Spacing Effect 30 Years Later (Part 2)

Yana Weinstein
For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

Thirty years ago, Frank N. Demster wrote an article entitled “A Case Study in the Failure to Apply the Results of Psychological Research”. In Part 1 of this blog, I looked at the first 5 potential reasons described by Dempster in his review. In this follow-up, I look at the remaining 4 reasons.

GUEST POST: Make the Presentation Count
Sep 5

Sep 5 GUEST POST: Make the Presentation Count

Learning Scientists
Guest Posts, For Teachers

How often have you added pictures or gifs to a PowerPoint presentation to spice it up? It turns out that these fun additions can actually negatively impact your audience's learning. This is especially important for educators and students…

Weekly Digest #123: Does Music Help You Study
Sep 2

Sep 2 Weekly Digest #123: Does Music Help You Study

Althea Need Kaminske
Digests, For Students, For Parents

When you sit down to study do you have a favorite playlist or genre? Does listening to music help you study or does it just lead to more distractions?

The Failed Spacing Effect 30 Years Later (Part 1)
Aug 31

Aug 31 The Failed Spacing Effect 30 Years Later (Part 1)

Yana Weinstein
For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

Thirty years ago, Frank N. Demster wrote an article entitled “A Case Study in the Failure to Apply the Results of Psychological Research” (1). His case study was the spacing effect - the finding that studying information presented spaced out over time…

Weekly Digest #122: Spaced Practice in Different Subjects
Aug 27

Aug 27 Weekly Digest #122: Spaced Practice in Different Subjects

Learning Scientists
For Teachers, Digests

We recently asked subscribers of our Facebook page what they would like to see more of. We were delighted to receive so many responses, and one theme that emerged was that readers would like to see subject-specific tips for how to integrate…

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