discussion title:
Will That Be on the Test?
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2569.4 in response to 2569.1
This is a great paragraph:
Ultimately, students decide their own study approaches. But other recent research suggests that teachers might improve learning inside the classroom by tweaking their habits just slightly. After completing a unit on, say, long division, a teacher typically assigns a block of long division problems. If a few problems were swapped with questions from an old multiplication unit — a strategy known as “interleaving” practice items, as opposed to “blocking” them en masse — students might benefit in the long-run. Professors could accomplish a similar goal by redesigning syllabi to include short reviews of previous lessons at the end of each class.
Seems like such a simple idea, but it's not what we're doing. It certainly hadn't occurred to me before, but it does make great sense. So if we can't change the school curriculae, how can we implement tips from this article as parents? I wish I had these suggestions as a student. I always did well in school, but I'll admit, I was a crammer. I really could have used some good "study" habits in college as well.
