Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning / Harold Pashler [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Pashler, Harold E.

National Center for Education Research (U.S.)

Series:

IES practice guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher effectiveness--United States.

Teacher effectiveness.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 52 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, [2007]

Contents:

Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning

Recommendation 1: Space learning over time

Recommendation 2: Interleave worked example solutions and problem-solving exercises

Recommendation 3: Combine graphics with verbal descriptions

Recommendation 4: Connect and integrate abstract and concrete representations of concepts

Recommendation 5: Use quizzing to promote learning

Recommendation 6: Help students allocate study time efficiently

Recommendation 7: Help students build explanations by asking and answering deep questions

Conclusion

Appendix: Technical information on the studies

List of Tables

Table 1 : Institute of Education Sciences Levels of Evidence

Table 2: Recommendations and corresponding Level of Evidence to support each.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 4, 2007).

"September 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-52).

"NCER 2007-2004."

"This report was prepared for the National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, under contract no. ED-05-CO-0026."

Other Format:

Print version: Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning

OCLC:

173666439