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5 ways educational games improve learning, according to teachers

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When teachers used digital educational games in the classroom, students raised test scores by more than half a letter grade in only three weeks, according to a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University and partners at Legends of Learning , a research-driven educational game platform.

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Study Finds Classroom-Response 'Clickers' Can ‘Impede Conceptual Understanding’

Edsurge

But a new study found that the devices can actually work against deeper learning of big-picture concepts. Millions of students in colleges and schools around the world take classes that require clickers, small remote controls that let students buzz in answers to multiple choice questions during class.

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

eSchool News

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform.

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What data is necessary to help students succeed?

eSchool News

In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students?

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Teachers are burning out. Can AI help?

eSchool News

A similar question was asked by McKinsey three years ago , right before the worldwide pandemic caused the lowest reading and math scores in 30 years. According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). That time is now.

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Improving Critical Thinking May Take Practice

Edsurge

Ask that question to a group of adults, and many are likely to tell you that the finding checks out. After all, it’s based on an experiment that used a “precise” scale, studied a decent number of subjects and measured change over time. Is that claim accurate, or faulty? lack of control. correlation is not causation. overgeneralization.

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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.