One of the most frequent comments that students make after I teach them about memory (and about why some strategies are much more powerful than others) is ‘Why ...
A student misconception, for a teacher, is similar to what a fever is for a medical practitioner: it is an unequivocal indicator that something is amiss.
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Developments in our understanding of how three- to seven-year-olds learn mathematics have practical relevance for the mathematics we plan for in nursery, Recept...
If used effectively, peer assessment – a formative assessment strategy that encourages students to comment on the work of their peers – can improve students’ un...
It has long been recognised that feedback has a very valuable role to play in overall pupil progress and achievement (Hattie and Clark, 2018; Hattie, 1999). How...
Autism has traditionally been viewed as a condition predominantly affecting boys, and therefore autistic girls are not being sufficiently identified. Gould and ...
The cognitive revolution and the increased focus on evidence-based practice that has swept through the teaching profession in recent years has undoubtedly broug...
Hembree’s (1988) large and heavily cited meta-analysis of 562 studies about test anxiety found that test anxiety affects girls more than boys and can start at t...
Conflict of interest statement: This study was carried out by Sumdog, a company providing free and paid versions of their software to schools.
The study desi...
Daisy Christodoulou (2013) suggests that if we wish students to be able to solve real-world problems, we cannot teach them as if they already able to solve such...
In recent years, cognitive scientists have provided teachers with insights into ways of helping students to remember learning. Driven by the work of Willingham ...
This case study focuses on the use of Google Forms and Zipgrade to assess and improve students’ retention and recall of key subject-specific knowledge in Year 7...
Teachers are acutely aware of the literacy, communication and language challenges that some of their children face when they first enter the classroom. The link...
