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Posted on Jun 21, 2010 - 01:28 PM by Shawn Strader in Op-Education
Yesterday afternoon, I had a conversation with a rather pleasant woman named June about our nation's current population of youth, and the ways in which our youth seems to process thoughts. June provoked the conversation after we had discussed that I study philosophy at ASU.She began by mentioning that there seem to be many people, especially today's younger population, who seem to lack any notion of a creative way of thinking. That is, she recognized that many kids nowadays are being taught what to think, as opposed to how to think, which seems to be giving rise to a population of people who seem to struggle when problem solving alone, and sometimes even in groups. I was very excited that... Is Testing and Quizzing Good for Learning?
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 - 11:02 AM by Shawn Strader in Op-Education
According to a blog posted in the education section of the online magazine, Good, Kent University conducted a study which, scientists claim, has shown that practice tests and practice quizzes are good for learning. It's a short blog, and if you've got time, I suggest reading that before you read the rest of this blog. Just click here.Basically, the study conducted an experiment between two groups of people preparing for a Swahili vocabulary test. One group studied for the test by whatever methods they chose, and the other group took a pop-quiz prior to the actual test, and were given a list of English words which correlated to the Swahili words in some fashion (by meaning or phonetically)... Rethinking Schools
Posted on Dec 14, 2010 - 11:28 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Phi Delta KappanPosted on Dec 16, 2010 - 06:48 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Edutopia blogsPosted on Dec 18, 2010 - 07:01 PM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Professors of the Year: They Put Students in Charge of LearningPosted on Jan 31, 2011 - 01:30 PM by Shawn Strader in Resources
The Algebra ProjectPosted on Feb 02, 2011 - 02:23 PM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like SchoolPosted on Mar 17, 2011 - 08:14 AM by Dana Bennis in Resources
Why Math is not linearPosted on Mar 23, 2011 - 01:38 PM by Scott Nine in Resources
Poor Teaching for Poor Children… in the Name of ReformPosted on May 11, 2011 - 11:02 AM by Dana Bennis in Resources
American Educational Studies AssociationPosted on Jun 15, 2011 - 08:15 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Center for Inspired TeachingPosted on Jun 15, 2011 - 11:51 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Courage to TeachPosted on Jun 17, 2011 - 08:34 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Education EvolvingPosted on Jun 17, 2011 - 09:08 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Bankstreet College of EducationPosted on Sep 12, 2011 - 02:19 PM by Jason Lacoste in Resources
Teacher in a Strange LandPosted on Nov 29, 2011 - 03:52 PM by Melia Dicker in Resources
Stories from School: Arizona and WashingtonPosted on Dec 29, 2011 - 11:18 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Big Ideas in Science EducationPosted on Feb 19, 2012 - 11:59 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Trail Shuttle AppPosted on Feb 24, 2012 - 02:16 PM by Melia Dicker in Resources
Straight Talk on Teaching Quality: Six Game-Changing Ideas…Posted on Feb 24, 2012 - 02:21 PM by Melia Dicker in Resources