We’ve talked a lot about dual-coding and the benefits of combining visual and verbal information. This week we’ve gathered some resources on how to apply that to note taking.
Have You Forgotten Your Childhood?
Imagine if I asked you this question: “Are there large parts of your childhood after age 5 that you cannot remember?”. How would you answer: Yes, or no? Are you sure? And what might influence your answer?
GUEST POST: Who Really Benefits from Retrieval Practice
Recently, the fields of cognitive psychology and education have been awash in evidence that retrieval practice – the process of trying to answer questions or taking practice tests while studying – improves performance in the lab and in the classroom.
Weekly Digest #131: Increasing Grading/Marking Efficiency
Grading (marking in the UK context) can be a time-consuming and, at times, annoying task that teachers face on a regular basis. How can we make grading more efficient and less burdensome, but at the same time provide students with the important feedback that helps them improve their performance in the future?
Understanding Sample Sizes and the Word “Significant”
When we run an experiment (for a review of different types of research methods, see this blog), we are rarely (if ever) able to collect data from the entire population that we are interested in. Instead we try to draw a “sample” that represents that population. The …
GUEST POST: A Call to Action: Mental Health and Smartphone Usage
College students have been found to spend at least nine hours of each day on their smart phone (3). Despite classes, extracurriculars, and socializing, college students spend the majority of their time awake on their cell phones.