How to Organize Your Teaching

Research in cognitive psychology suggests several ways teachers can organize instruction to improve their students' learning. Use this multimedia overview to learn about research-based strategies to improve students' memory, strengthen problem-solving skills, and build conceptual understanding.

This topic includes four recommended practices:

• Space learning over time with review and quizzing. (Spacing Learning Over Time)
• Alternate worked examples with problem-solving practice. (Examples With Practice)
• Connect abstract and concrete representations of concepts. (Abstract-Concrete Connections)
• Use higher-order questions to help students build explanations.(Higher Order Questions)

Related Files:

• Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning (Practice Guide)
• Visual Diagram: How to Organize Your Teaching

 

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