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That first link in particular is excellent. Thanks for posting it!
by vilya 15y ago
That first link in particular is excellent. Thanks for posting it!
- keithpeter 15y agoYup, interesting page, but I have to say that I found the section on 'study methods' a little disappointing. That section reduces the idea of learning to memorising information. As a teacher I'm more interested in helping my students achieve a deeper learning - an awareness of how concepts are connected and how they link to the lives of my students. If you happen to have access to an academic library, look at Visible Learning by John Hattie. Plenty of evidence (the book is an attempt to synthesize the findings of many hundreds of studies). http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2010/03/01/john-hattie-visible-learning/ http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2010/03/01/john-hattie-visible-l... Having said that, getting teenagers to make a simple to do list and to allocate a little time per day to routine 'deliberate practice' is a good start. The Pomodoro Technique page went down quite well, especially when I brought in some kitchen timers...