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[cover image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay] by Cindy Nebel Many educators struggle with student motivation and, often, it feels like something that is out of …
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Cover image by Chen from Pixabay By Megan Sumeracki In today’s blog, I’m covering an older paper by Mousavi, Low, and Sweller from 1995 (1) …
Mood and Memory
Cover Image by huoadg5888 from Pixabay By Althea Need Kaminske When I meet with a student to discuss why their performance in a class isn’t …
GUEST POST: A Neuroscientific Perspective on Understanding and Managing Stress
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Digest #179: Combating Summer Learning Loss
Cover image by ViJakob from Pixabay Digest compiled by Megan Sumeracki For those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer* is coming! Whether you have …
Improving Multiple-Choice Retrieval Practice
Cover image by F1Digitals on Pixabay. by Cindy Nebel Multiple-choice (MC) test-writing can be tricky business. Some people associate MC questions with low-level retrieval, rote …
Retrieval Practice Improves Learning, But Will it Help ALL of My Students? More Experimental Evidence
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FEATURED EDUCATOR: Alison Stone
Alison Stone teaches Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology at Central Bucks High School – West in Doylestown, PA. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher …
Notetaking Formats
By Althea Need Kaminske Cover image by Pexels from Pixabay Originally posted December 1, 2023 One of the most common metaphors to describe what the …