Ep 16. Applying cognitive science to education with Daniel Willingham
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Only provide final answers to homework problems. Cover difficult examples in class.
Students often rely on reading solutions to problems to understand how to solve them, but this method can be ineffective. They falsely believe that by reading solutions, they have learned how to do the problems. However, when tested, they struggle to apply their knowledge. This raises the question of why this method does not work and why students continue to think it does.
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