Retrieval Practice in Primary Classrooms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can retrieval practice really make a difference to long-term learning in the primary classroom?
Tag: Cognitive Science
Live Marking and Verbal Feedback
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is ‘live marking’ truly reducing the burden of written marking in our classrooms?
Exams: Fake AI Students vs. Real Students
Reading Time: 2 minutes Could artificial intelligence help students cheat their way through exams and qualifications?
Individual Differences in Working Memory
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why do some students remember more details than others?
Is Live Marking Really Cutting Edge?
Reading Time: 2 minutes How does your school measure up with its current feedback and marking approaches?
Understanding Working Memory in the Classroom
Reading Time: 2 minutes How does working memory influence classroom learning and behaviour?
How Adaptive Teaching Enhances Expertise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can neuroscience help teachers become more adaptable in the classroom?
Decoding Adaptive Teaching
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is adaptive teaching?
The Role of Sleep in Learning & Forgetting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you understand how the brain learns?
10 Tips for Strengthening Memory
Reading Time: 4 minutes How do you help someone understand how best to learn?
Is Working Memory Domain-General or Domain-Specific?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Is developing working memory in the classroom a waste of time?
Putting ‘Critical’ Thinking at the Core of the English Curriculum
Reading Time: 3 minutes Creative thinking is being tested in schools worldwide, but in England, it’s yet to become a curriculum priority. What could we gain by making it central to curriculum reform?