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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

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26, 2024, in the peer-reviewed journal Developmental Psychology, now provides stronger causal evidence that building background knowledge can translate into higher reading achievement for low-income children. The post PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

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Learning sciences research investigates the process of learning in realistic settings, which can include schools, museums, after-school programs, home environments, or anywhere people typically learn. We are passionate about creating equitable learning and building research-practice partnerships.

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PROOF POINTS: Flashcards prevail over repetition in memorizing multiplication tables

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A study published in 2023 in the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology documented that second graders memorized more multiplication facts when they practiced using flashcards rather than by repeating their times tables aloud.

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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

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All these ideas are established learning science. Related: Student teachers fail test about how kids learn, nonprofit finds One of the first principal syntheses of these findings with clear recommendations for the classroom was a 2007 federal report, “ Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning.”

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Top 10 EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2023

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A Yale University psychology professor has gathered highlights of what research says about the most common human thinking errors into a popular class at the university that she recently turned into a book. So what can educators, policymakers and any lifelong learner gain from these new insights?

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Meet Digital Promise’s New President and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard

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ELW : I’m glad you brought up the need to connect technology with learning sciences research, since we often talk about how Digital Promise works at the intersection of educators, researchers, and developers. Digital Promise President and CEO @BrizardJC sat down to share his thoughts: [link] pic.twitter.com/XEELxIqzrS.

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Educators Have Some Pointed Advice For Tech Companies Building the Metaverse

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It offers advice to tech companies that are jumping into the metaverse, with principles from learning science for how to shape the development of their products and services. This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ”

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