Should we test students before and after teaching?
When students hear the word “test” they start to wonder if they paid enough attention in class or took down the correct notes. They start planning how much time is needed to study (or how little) and consider how to best juggle all their subject requirements. But should testing really cause this much concern, or […]
How to stop students from forgetting
It’s not unusual for students to forget what they have learnt – whether it be from a week ago, a term ago, or a year ago – but why do they forget? Learning is all about transferring information from our working memories to our long-term memories; the better we can do that, the less likely […]
Is personalised learning as difficult as we think?
Textbooks have long been the preferred classroom resource but as more educational research comes to light and national progress in maths remains in decline, it’s becoming more evident that it’s time to reconsider our relationship with textbooks. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranks Australian students 10th out of the 81 participating countries, which […]
The hidden culprit of our declining maths results
Every year, the headlines fill our newspapers and our news feeds alerting us to downwards trends and our falling position amongst the world’s top performers.
