World History
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link to this story.
- The New York Times Learning Network
Following a link from the Yahoo! Directory, I came upon a great teaching resource. It is the The New York Times Learning Network. It includes free news and education resource for teachers of grades 3-12, their students, and parents. It also includes current...
- Creating Online History Quizzes
I have featured several online history themed quizzes on this blog. And that got me thinking, how hard would it be for me to create one? So, I went to http://www.gotoquiz.com/ and gave it a try. It did not go well. I was not sure what the best type of...
- Mastery Learning
One of my students came back the other day lamenting that colleges do not offer second chance tests! Another teacher said, "As it should be!" But I was reminded that the doctor who helped bring my son Grant into the world had only delivered ten kids prior...
- Psychologists Identify The Best Ways To Study
Two of the best ways to study are to quiz yourself and to study over time instead of cramming the night before. This is what psychologists at Scientific American Magazine discovered. To receive their recommendation, a technique had to be "useful in a...
- Instant Quiz For Your Students Online And On The Smart Phone
I am teaching a technology integration course right now for teachers (and will be again in the spring if you work in Fairfax County, VA). One of my students, George Coe, found this new site which is similar to PollEverywhere.com. Both all...
World History
Studying for the Test by Taking the Test
One of the best ways for students to learn is by taking frequent tests or quizzes.
According to an interesting story in the New York Times, that's what two psychology professors found out in an experiment. One professor gave a quiz to his introductory class every day. The other professor did not.
Students who took the daily quizzes did better on a bigger test than the students who did not take the quizzes.
According to the Times, these students did significantly better.
According to the Times, these students did significantly better.
But they did significantly better than a comparison intro psych class, both in their grades and on a larger quiz that included 17 of the same questions that appeared both in the quizzes and on the other class?s midterm. The quizzes were especially beneficial for the type of students ? many from low-performing high schools ? who don?t realize how far behind they are until it?s too late.Maybe we should all be thinking of ways to quiz our students more!
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link to this story.
- The New York Times Learning Network
Following a link from the Yahoo! Directory, I came upon a great teaching resource. It is the The New York Times Learning Network. It includes free news and education resource for teachers of grades 3-12, their students, and parents. It also includes current...
- Creating Online History Quizzes
I have featured several online history themed quizzes on this blog. And that got me thinking, how hard would it be for me to create one? So, I went to http://www.gotoquiz.com/ and gave it a try. It did not go well. I was not sure what the best type of...
- Mastery Learning
One of my students came back the other day lamenting that colleges do not offer second chance tests! Another teacher said, "As it should be!" But I was reminded that the doctor who helped bring my son Grant into the world had only delivered ten kids prior...
- Psychologists Identify The Best Ways To Study
Two of the best ways to study are to quiz yourself and to study over time instead of cramming the night before. This is what psychologists at Scientific American Magazine discovered. To receive their recommendation, a technique had to be "useful in a...
- Instant Quiz For Your Students Online And On The Smart Phone
I am teaching a technology integration course right now for teachers (and will be again in the spring if you work in Fairfax County, VA). One of my students, George Coe, found this new site which is similar to PollEverywhere.com. Both all...