Hello! And welcome to another weekly update on memory and metacognition.Thank you so much to everyone that has signed up to receive these bulletins. Over 70 new subscribers is not bad going in under a month!On developing successful learnersLast time I promised to talk more about how and when to develop students’ study skills. Let me just say one thing to start off with – while there are exceptions, I don't think this is done early enough or well enough in the majority of schools.All too often, schools wait until exams are just around the corner before telling students about things like the spacing effect or retrieval practice.Or worse – they don't do so at all, and instead share myths such as learning styles or the idea of right- and left-brained learners.
On developing successful learners
On developing successful learners
On developing successful learners
Hello! And welcome to another weekly update on memory and metacognition.Thank you so much to everyone that has signed up to receive these bulletins. Over 70 new subscribers is not bad going in under a month!On developing successful learnersLast time I promised to talk more about how and when to develop students’ study skills. Let me just say one thing to start off with – while there are exceptions, I don't think this is done early enough or well enough in the majority of schools.All too often, schools wait until exams are just around the corner before telling students about things like the spacing effect or retrieval practice.Or worse – they don't do so at all, and instead share myths such as learning styles or the idea of right- and left-brained learners.