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Filling Gaps: Overcoming a Poorly Taught Class

January 30, 2019

Active Learning, Gaps, Getting Unstuck, Group Studying, Independent Learning, self-advocacy, Self-Care, Strategic Advantage, Study Groups, Study Skills, Studying, Teachers, Tests

Teaching is a very challenging profession, but we need to realize that some classes do not work for some students. The cause of these gaps can be stylistic, lack of access to resources, unclear lectures, or a combination of many interconnected issues. The solution is to figure out how to learn the material in the class independently. This is often hard for students because of the expectation in middle and high school is that learning will be directed by an…

Make it Stick – Chapter 8

October 25, 2018

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Active Learning, Book Review, Group Studying, Habits, Quizzable

3 Most Effective Learning Tips for Students Practice Retrieval It is the most powerful way to study. We have to practice getting information out of our brains. It often feels clunky and slow, but it will increase how long and how much of the information you can learn. Space out Retrieval Forgetting is part of the learning process. Your brain needs time to forget a little between study sessions. The length of these gaps depends on the material and how…

Make it Stick- Chapter 5

October 10, 2018

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Book Review, feedback, Group Studying, illusions, Retrieval Practice, self-advocacy, Study Groups

Metacognition Metacognition is the technology that means thinking about our thinking. Thinking about our thinking is very important because our brains no matter how smart are prone leading us astray by letting us feel we know more than we do. Two Systems Metaphor In Daniel Kahneman’s book Thinking, Fast and Slow he outlines a model of how we can think about decision making in our brains. System 1 – automatic and fast and is more susceptible to the illusion System…

Power of Study Groups

September 25, 2018

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Active Learning, Group Studying, Motivation, Retrieval Practice, Teams

Often students feel that they need to do all of their studying alone. Students who learn to study with others have a huge strategic advantage when taking tests, writing paper, and communicating in class. Studying in groups can help students fill missing information through retrieval practice and teaching. Group study sessions also help students feel less isolated, build in regular study time, and avoid procrastination. I will be creating a series of posts on how to have productive group study…