Organizing Instruction To Improve Learning
As I am working on program documents and teacher materials, I am analyzing all of it through the lens of best practice and research supported strategies. I continue to maintain that the “cool” and “wow” factors only get technologists so far with classroom teachers. When we can support what they are required to teach with a tool or project that will enhance student motivation and learning, then they will listen and join us.
The group that conducted this research contain a variety of professors of psychology, education, neurobiology and behavior. Here is the link to the entire paper.
7 Ways to Organize Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning
- Space learning over time. Moderate effect.
- Interweave worked example solutions with problem-solving exercises. Moderate effect
- Combine graphics with verbal descriptions. Moderate effect.
- Connect and integrate abstract and concrete representations of concepts. Moderate effect.
- Use quizzing to promote learning. Pre-quizzes=low effect. Quizzes to re-expose material to students=strong effect.
- Help students allocate study time efficiently. Low effect.
- Ask deep explanatory questions. Strong effect.
The last item of this list is the one that caught my eye. I have been working on redeveloping a questioning guide to use in conjunction with our projects.
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