Elaborative interrogation is a specific type of elaboration. Elaborative interrogation is when you ask questions about a concept in order to elaborate and further your understanding/build connections about that concept. In this digest we have gathered some resources to help you get the most out of elaborative interrogation.
School can be stressful, and 2020 has been a particularly stressful year for many of us. So, for this week’s blog, I thought I would write about retrieval practice and stress. Fortunately, I get to share some good news!
Prior research has shown that acute stress can hinder our ability to …
We know that kids notice race, and pretending to be color blind just does not work. We all have implicit biases, even if we don’t want them and are not explicitly biased. However, it is difficult for adults to talk about race issues, and teaching our kids about them can seem even more daunting. So …
… Many of my white colleagues have expressed their shock and dismay at the current state of our country. “Why does this keep happening? What can we do?” one colleague asked in an email to faculty and staff. This is my response to my colleague.
A recently published study by Carvalho, Sana, and Yan (1) contributes to the evidence base supporting spaced practice by approaching the question about the benefits of spaced practice differently: They recorded the authentic study behavior of students enrolled in an online course…
You no doubt realise that exercise is essential for kids physically, but a mounting body of evidence is confirming the benefits of physical activity for young peoples’ mental wellbeing. Given the alarming statistics regarding mental health in children and adolescents, teachers can…
