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Learning Strategies
- Six Strategies for Effective Learning"These resources were created based on research from cognitive psychology from the past few decades. To learn more about how we created the materials, see this blog. The materials are intended to teach about principles of learning and to provide teachers and students with flexible guiding principles to guide learning and studying ... "
- Spaced PracticeDownload resources to support this strategy, including, posters, bookmarks, powerpoint slides and more.
- Retrieval PracticeDownload resources to support this strategy, including, bookmarks, powerpoint slides, posters and more.
- ElaborationDownload resources to support this strategy, including, posters, bookmarks, powerpoint slides and more.
- InterleavingDownload resources to support this strategy, including, posters, bookmarks, powerpoint slides and more.
- Concrete ExamplesDownload resources to support this strategy, including, posters, bookmarks, powerpoint slides and more.
- Dual CodingDownload resources to support this strategy, including, posters, bookmarks, powerpoint slides and more.
Evidence
- Teaching the science of learning"The science of learning has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies. However, few instructors outside of the field are privy to this research. In this tutorial review, we focus on six specific cognitive strategies that have received robust support from decades of research: spaced practice, interleaving, retrieval practice, elaboration, concrete examples, and dual coding. We describe the basic research behind each strategy and relevant applied research, present examples of existing and suggested implementation, and make recommendations for further research that would broaden the reach of these strategies ... "
- PEN Principles"PEN Principles
The Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) was established in 2013, funded as an Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative, with the vision to improve learning outcomes at pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary levels through scientifically-validated learning tools and strategies ... " - Leadership in numeracy and literacy | Victoria State Government"​Leadership in a whole school literacy and numeracy culture can result in literacy and numeracy being infused into all aspects of the school community – and how everyone thinks, talks, works and acts ... "
- High impact teaching strategies (HITS)"This page provides an overview of the 10 high impact teaching strategies (HITS) with a selection of relevant resources for further learning ... "
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Resources
- The Science of Learning Institute"The Science of Learning Institute seeks to understand and optimize the most essential part of our human capital: the ability to learn. The Institute supports interdisciplinary research that will generate scientific discoveries and build meaningful connections between research, practice, and policy ... "
- Science of Learning Research Centre"The Science of Learning Research Centre is a Special Research Initiative of the Australian Research Council. In the Centre, researchers in education, neuroscience and cognitive psychology are working together with teachers to understand the learning process."
Resources
- Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action"Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development ... "
These principles have been designed by the Learning Policy Institute. "The Learning Policy Institute conducts and communicates independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. Working with policymakers, researchers, educators, community groups, and others, the Institute seeks to advance evidence-based policies that support empowering and equitable learning for each and every child."
Videos
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action by ISBN: 9781913622237Publication Date: 2020-11-17What is it that enables students to learn from some classroom activities, yet leaves them totally confused by others? Although we can't see directly into students' minds, we do have Cognitive Load Theory, and this is the next best thing. Built on the foundation of all learning, the human memory system, Cognitive Load Theory details the exact actions that teachers can take to maximise student outcomes.Written under the guidance, and thoroughly reviewed by the originator of CLT, John Sweller, this practical guide summarises over 30 years of research in this field into clear and easily understandable terms. This book features both a thorough discussion of the core principles of CLT and a wide array of classroom-ready strategies to apply it to art, music, history, chemistry, PE, mathematics, computer science, economics, biology, and more.'I would like to recommend this book in the highest possible terms to all educators who wish to familiarise themselves with cognitiveload theory' - Emeritus Professor John Sweller
