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Tag Archives: Cognitive science
The highs and lows of spaced practice
By Andy Tharby Spaced practice (or ‘spacing’ or ‘distributed practice’) involves repeatedly coming back to the information that we are learning in various short sessions, spaced out over time, rather than ‘cramming’ it into a single intense period – known … Continue reading
Posted in General Teaching
Tagged Cognitive science, distributed practice, Dunlosky, Spacing
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Two conversations about the front of the classroom
Last week I had two conversations about the front of the classroom, that I think are worth sharing and thinking about. The first was on a street corner, outside the school, whilst I was on duty before school. Sue Wolstenholme, … Continue reading
Subject Pedagogy Development Session 3: Remembering and revising
During our INSET day today, Andy Tharby led our third Subject Pedagogy Development Session, focusing on memory – how we should be using what we know about memory, to support revision. Andy started by telling us about degus – a … Continue reading
Keeping it simple
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by Andy Tharby. Andy’s session was based around his own blog on the same topic, but also this one by Nick Rose. The premise of his session was very simple. As teachers, we put … Continue reading
Posted in 15 Minute Forums, General Teaching
Tagged Cognitive Load Theory, Cognitive science, Memory, Willingham
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The Benefits of Regular Retrieval Practice
The first 15 minute forum of the new year was led tonight by Andy Tharby. Andy was discussing strategies that can be used to develop memory. Why knowledge is important 1. The more automatic and effortless their knowledge is, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bjork, Cognitive science, Memory, Retrieval practice
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Spacing and Interleaving
The 15 minute forum tonight was led by Andy Tharby, inspired by the above book. One of the principles behind this, is that we should be designing a curriculum and teaching sequence around what we know about memory – so … Continue reading
A Grand Day Out With Hattie & Waters
Today I attended the OSIRIS ‘Outstanding Teaching Conference 2014’ in London. I always enjoy these events, but was particularly looking forward to this one, as they had two educational heavyweights on the bill – John Hattie and Mick Waters. Neither … Continue reading