ERRR #088. Kristian Still on Test-enhanced Learning
Mar 2, 2024
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Deputy head academic Kristian Still discusses test-enhanced learning techniques to empower students, focusing on retrieval practice, spacing, and re-learning. He explores strategies for enhancing comprehension of 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' with flashcards and interactive games. The importance of teacher well-being for sustainability in education is also highlighted.
Encourage active retrieval throughout learning process for long-term memory retention.
Create flashcards to reinforce key concepts, prime for lessons, and challenge comprehension.
Establish systematic self-testing routine for knowledge reinforcement and efficient study habits.
Deep dives
Test Enhanced Learning: Effective Retrieval Practice
Using the concept of test-enhanced learning, teachers encourage students to retrieve information actively throughout the learning process, not just at the end. By integrating testing at various stages, students engage in effective retrieval practice, aiding in long-term memory retention and enhancing learning outcomes.
Flashcard Creation and Implementation for Active Recall
Teachers strategically create flashcards with paired associates, such as prompts and responses, to facilitate active recall and reinforce key concepts from texts like 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'. These flashcards are used to prime students for upcoming lessons, prompt deeper understanding, and challenge comprehension, promoting efficient study habits and comprehensive knowledge retention.
Self-Testing and Quizzing Routine for Long-Term Knowledge Acquisition
A systematic routine of self-testing and quizzing is established to progressively build and reinforce students' knowledge over time. Students engage in regular quizzes that prompt active retrieval of information from the text, enhancing recall and understanding. By maintaining a structured approach to self-testing, students develop strong foundational knowledge and effective study skills for long-term knowledge acquisition.
Engaging Classroom Activities
Engaging students with rounds of quizzes and fast-paced recall activities where they answer 40 to 50 questions under 10 minutes. By presenting 10 questions at a time and prompting students to actively participate by showing answers on their fingers, engaging about 30 children to complete 10 questions each, promoting recall and maximizing participation.
Effective Learning Strategies
Implementing weekly quizzes with 10 questions under test conditions on Fridays, allowing students to self-rate their answers for accuracy, marking, and correction. Utilizing successive relearning to reinforce memory by revisiting information multiple times at optimal intervals, emphasizing the importance of encoding and retrieval strengthening for improved retention and understanding over time.