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What's the difference between short-term, working and long-term memory?

Our memory is the centre of all learning. It stores and processes any knowledge we need to learn or use in the future.

However, it’s made up of

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Students need to make mistakes - here's how to learn from them

Learning new things can be scary. Often, students fear failure and mistakes, and sometimes even let this get in the way of their progress.

However,

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Are the Split Attention, Redundancy and Coherency Effects the same?

Cognitive Load Theory, which emphasises the limited capacity of working memory, is increasingly popular within education. Knowing how students can

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How to use psychologically rich questions in the classroom

One of the most powerful tools a teacher can use in the classroom is effective questions. Not only does this help consolidate students’

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How to avoid letting retrieval practice become gimmicky in your school

To maximise teaching, we need to understand how learning takes place. Over the last few years, this understanding has rightfully led many to think

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The 4 different types of feedback to give your students

Giving your students good feedback is essential to helping them develop their learning in the classroom. Although research agrees that feedback is

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Is play-based learning compatible with retrieval practice for primary students?

What is the best way to educate our young students? There sometimes seems to be this unspoken battle between play-based learning and Retrieval

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2 things to consider when using explicit instruction

How we give instructions and information to students when they are learning new or complex information plays a key role in their learning. Is it

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