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(S5,E7) Retrieval Practice with Kate Jones

Thinking Deeply about Primary Education

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Retrieval Practice - What Can Teachers Do?

I love the idea that your memory is improving itself as you're going along. It sounds easy and it is easier in one way to apply, ask questions, pull information along to a memory,. But there is a lot more nuance to it than initially seems. Teachers need to think about how can we embed retrieval practice into our daily routine but also ensure that we have variety. So I visit lots of schools that are doing great things. And then every now and again, I visit a school who say, yeah, we're fine with retrieval. We do five multiple choice questions at the start of every lesson. But what else are you doing? Because multiple choice has its limitations. You could have

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