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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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How do classroom displays impact your students' cognitive load?

Classroom displays are very common in schools, with teachers often putting lots of effort into decorating their students’ learning space. We have

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We need to improve students' awkward relationship with retrieval practice

It is now hard (near impossible in fact) to go to a staff room, lesson, CPD twilight or education conference without someone mentioning retrieval

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What do teachers and students really think about (learning from) mistakes?

Making mistakes is part of the learning process. Failure can be a great way for students to learn where they went wrong, and can help them to apply

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