Monthly Archives: March 2011

Yesterday I listened to an interesting talk about small group sessions as part of learning. The overall message of the talk was that structured small group sessions are beneficial to students whereas unstructured small group sessions are not.  Research has … Continue reading →

My talk on Monday was based on the revision tips assignment we completed last year.  I chose this topic because I thought why do the tips I gave have to only be revision tips, many of them could be implemented … Continue reading →

On Monday Kate gave an interesting talk on memory and how it can be used in the classroom.  She mainly talked about making associations and the use of repetition. Associations can spark memories.  These associations can range from certain questions … Continue reading →

On Monday I thought Megan’s talk was very interesting.  She basically talked about how Finnish schools are achieving success so well and would it be possible to implement some of these ideas in the UK. Schools in Finland rate very … Continue reading →

My talk today was based on Kirschner, Sweller and Clark’s (2006) paper called Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-based, Experiential and Inquiry-based teaching. As can be seen from the … Continue reading →