World History
As I have noted before, it is not often that I push something that costs money, but at Frank Franz' suggestion I read How We Learn, by Benedict Carey. Here are some of the highlights in Scientific American. The upshot is that the author contends with quantitative backing:
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World History
How We Learn
- that studying day after day is not good that we should have a day or two off after studying the first time and that there will be surprisingly more retention when one tests on the third day after studying than on the day you studied
- that studying on multiple days, not in succession increases long term retention
- that brief study breaks to do things totally unrelated such as checking text messages, as long as not done every few minutes help the brain make connections
- that going back to earlier material all year again helps the learning process
- that having students think and not just listen and write makes the long term learning better
- How To Prepare For A Test
My mom asked me the other day where I get all of my ideas and sites for the blogs. I told her that I basically just teach and search for answers to all of my questions. For example the other day a friend asked me for help with her daughter's...
- How To Study For A Test
When I was growing up I was expected to "always do my best." I translated this to studying for my midterm exams several weeks in advance over the winter break, always doing it two or three times prior to a normal exam and even arguing post test...
- More Ideas For Good Learning
This presentation adds to the posts I have done on the book, How We Learn. It repeats the thought that we learn best when we have breaks. Indeed the technique Barbara Oakley mentions is 25 minutes of focused attention (no texting, looking...
- Meaningful Learning
Brought to you by: Online Colleges I have long had a rule that my students must "touch" our learning at least five times before their final exam. To add to this I strive, as much as possible, to have my students learn through interacting with the...
- Learning Through Spatial Organization
Any good teacher will tell you that students learn best when connecting items together rather than when learning one after the other. Thus studying vocab words by themselves is less effective than using them (as do my 4th grade daughters) to tell...