Inspiration for how to develop better homework results

Here is "The Learning Scientists" bid for better study strategies. 

Everyone knows that a lot of time is wasted on ways of studying that nevertheless does not give lasting learning. This applies to both learning activities and homework in schools and higher education. 

  

There is often a long way from research results in cognitive psychology to practical implementation. But here is a practical initiative that bridges the gap by not just criticizing practice, but through dissemination of 6 ways to study which together create more lasting learning. 

  

The initiators, who are cognitive psychologists, have designed 6 strategies & introduced each of them in a short, humorous and inspiring video: 

  

 "Spaced practice"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Study a theme just a short time, but several times in the following days) 

  

"Retrieval Practice"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Return several times where each time is linked to the previous, and write down in your own words what you have learned) 

  

"Elaboration"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Ask, explain and connect) 

  

"Interleaving"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Switch between different parts of the theme in focus) 

  

"Concrete Examples"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Associate what is learned to a number of concrete examples) 

  

"Dual Coding"(click http://www.learningscientists.org/videos/) 

(Connect words and visualizations (make your own drawings)) 

  

  

The blog http://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2016/8/18-1 offers a poster for each of the 6 stages, introductory PowerPoint’s, blog posts and videos etc. 

  

These strategies, all of which have cognitive psychological research as basis, may be used as practical study instructions. And in addition, as an inspiration for students and teachers for reflections on what you should spend more time on and what you shouldn't do! 

  

Discuss these proposals with your students, and let them take parts as experimenters! 

Here is an overview of all pages in this blog: 

Click here to jump to anywhere in this blog: Keep ON going  - Teach better by use of evaluation and action plans  A warm welcome to all teachers at highshool, college and university-levels Click   Evaluate your own courses + Inspirational active learning methods handouts Click Take small steps every day Click Planning of deeper learning Click Focus on the theoretical framework: "You need a framework …” Click   Evaluate your courses together with your students   5 steps to turn inspiration into action & plan a MIDWAY EVALUATION in your courses Click Inspiration for how to develop better homework results Click Inspiration for your next steps: What to learn from your students Click   Evaluate together with a colleague/colleagues , … and train your colleagues Click Inspiration for your next steps Click Sources and references Click   (Furthermore, LNKS to 30 inspirational documents are to be found in these blog posts)