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DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

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Bite-size interviews from Independent Learners experts to dig deeper into what you've learnt and how to apply it to your teaching practice.

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PAUL CLINE

Why do students struggle to study effectively independently?

Paul reflects on this question with some suggestions as to how we can help.
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PAUL CLINE

What to do if students prefer ineffective study strategies

What should you say to a student who has had success with strategies unsupported by research?
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PAUL CLINE

What can schools do to help students study more effectively?

Where should a school or college start if they want to improve students’ study habits?
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PAUL CLINE

Top tips for using flashcards

Paul discusses his top tips for using flashcards effectively.
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JADE PEARCE

How should students use flashcards effectively for independent study?

Learn how flash cards can help students by offering immediate feedback and enabling the prioritisation of their learning.

DR KATHRYN WISSMAN

Everything you need to know about flash cards

Find out the benefits and costs of students creating their own flash cards as well as how flash cards can be used to best support student success.

PROFESSOR JOHN DUNLOSKY

What are the most useful strategies for learning? A deep dive into the research

Get an insight into the transformative research of ‘high-utility’ learning strategies, including the criteria and objectives. 

PROFESSOR JOHN DUNLOSKY

How to use Successive Relearning

Students use Successive Relearning to excel at the things they care about, but the trick is to adapt those learning techniques to other areas of study. 

DR TINO ENDRES

What is short-answer retrieval and what are the benefits of it?

Discover why short-answer retrieval can be more effective at helping students remember essential concepts.

DR TINO ENDRES

What is free recall and what are the benefits of it?

Learn how free recall tasks can increase students’ self-efficacy and interest in the topic and why this learning strategy is therefore useful at the beginning of lessons. 

DR ALICE LATIMIER

What are desirable difficulties?

Dr Latimier discusses the importance of challenging students the right amount, and why the most effective strategies might not be popular amongst students.

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