Reading from screens instead of paper has become increasingly more popular in recent years. There are a lot of advantages to reading from screens. It’s convenient as your reading material is easily accessible from multiple electronic devices…
GUEST POST: How to Use Humor in Order to Teach and Learn More Effectively
Humor can have a powerful effect on people; research shows that when people find something funny, they tend to pay more attention to it, and remember it better in the long term (1, 2). Furthermore, humor has an invigorating effect, and can make people feel more interested in what’s going on, and …
Retrieval Practice in the Classroom: Is Asking Questions Enough?
One possible way that an educator may choose to incorporate retrieval practice into their classroom is to simply stop and ask questions throughout a traditional lecture. By asking students questions, they will all be in engaging in retrieval practice…
Explain It To Me: The Beneficial Effects of Explaining for Memory
One of the talks introduced me to an interesting research question that is potentially applicable to authentic studying situations for students: When studying a text, should students pretend to explain the main ideas to someone, engage in retrieval practice, or does it not make a difference?
Digest #138: Fostering Self-Regulated Learning in Students
One research line that is highlighted at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) conference is self-regulated learning in students and in what ways teachers could help foster self-regulated learning in students. There are many different ways on how research is approaching this issue…
Can Students Change Their Study Habits?
Earlier this week I came across a research study that opted for the third approach: attempting to train students to adopt different study habits. … It was a massive undertaking and provides some very interesting and compelling insights into what does and does not work when trying to get students to change their study habits.