Week 1
Reading:
For this week, we read Chapter 1 of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning:
Brown, P. C., Roediger, H. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2014). Make it stick: the science of successful learning. Harvard University Press.
Week 2
Reading:
Chapter 2 “To Learn, Retrieve” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel.
Week 3
Reading:
Chapter 3 “Mix Up Your Practice” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Last week we read about frequent testing supporting student learning. We found two articles that offered practical and relevant advice for those who wanted to read more: Advice for Teachers: How to Make Daily Quizzes Work and Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class.
Week 4
Reading:
Chapter 4 “Embrace Difficulties” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Week 5
For this week we dug a little deeper into some of the research addressed in Make it Stick.
Yue, C. L., Bjork, E. L., & Bjork, R. A. (2013). Reducing verbal redundancy in multimedia learning: An undesired desirable difficulty?. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105(2), 266. http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/105/2/266.pdf
Week 6
Reading:
Chapter 5 “Avoid Illusions of Knowing” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Week 7
Reading:
Chapter 6 “Get Beyond Learning Styles” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Week 8
Reading:
Chapter 7 “Increase Your Abilities” of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Week 9
Reading:
This week for journal club we explored the idea of mindset in more depth:
Walton, G. M., and Cohen, G. L. (2011). A brief social-belonging intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority students. Science, 331(6023), 1447-1451.
Week 10
Reading:
Chapter 8 of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.