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Science of Learning Kevin Yee Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

The Science of Learning Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles A N S W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention N S W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

F I Working L Memory T E R ATTENTION Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

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F I Working L Memory T E R Limited ATTENTION Capacity Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

ATTENTION: Focus Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

ATTENTION: Focus Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

How long can the average first year student pay attention? 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes

ATTENTION: Limited Prime-time 1 Attention Prime-time 2 Down-time Time Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Attention Time Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention N S W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty S W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Safe Environment

NOVELTY: Mystery Drives Interest Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

NOVELTY: Mystery Drives Interest Guess!

Principles Attention Novelty S W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

SPACING: Distributed Practice Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Why do students cram?

F I Working L Memory T E R Limited Capacity Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

F I Encoding Long-Term Working L Memory Memory T E R Limited UNLIMITED Capacity Capacity Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Interleaved (Mixed) Practice learningscientists.org

Interleaving Dunlosky , J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective lea rning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest , 14 (1), 4-58.

Cumulative Exam

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing W E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

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WHY: Context Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Context • Concept maps / Mind maps • Flow charts • Examples • Elaboration Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

F I Encoding Long-Term Working L Memory Memory T E R Limited UNLIMITED Capacity Capacity Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why Emotion R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

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EMOTION Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

EMOTION Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

What can you do to create positive emotions in class? Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why Emotion R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why Emotion Retrieval Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

F I Encoding Long-Term Working L Memory Memory T Retrieval E R Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

RETRIEVAL: Practice Testing Dunlosky , J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective lea rning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest , 14 (1), 4-58.

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Retrieval Practice

Retrieval: Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Retrieval: Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Retrieval: What you think about is what you remember Orienting Tasks • predict • reflect • connect • pre/post-test Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

Principles Attention Novelty Spacing Why Emotion Retrieval Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)

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