FW: teaching techniques

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Brian liked this.

Maybe Heather would like it, too?

 > From: Brian <http://www.eecs..edu/~b>
 > Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:10:36 -0700
 >
 > On 8/30/14 3:06 PM, Robert wrote:
 > >   http://www.americanradioworks.org/documentaries/the-science-of-smart/ .
 > 
 > Oh, that's really interesting!  Thanks!
 > 
 > Students will like lots of testing if you make sure they understand in
 > advance that lots of tests means that no single question counts very much.
 > So they don't have to be in a panic if they don't know something.  In 61A
 > I once tried to switch from three midterms to two, and the students hated
 > the idea, for that reason.
 > 
 > It's true that there's more to learning than memory, but luckily, I think
 > what they're recommending to improve memory also helps learning in general.
 > Interleaving means you have to think about what kind of problem this is,
 > before you can plug into a formula.  And asking yourself questions is a
 > habit that can transcend memory questions.  "Why is the author telling me
 > this?" and so on.
 > 
 > I've seen the marshmallow test, of course, and we do bilingual education
 > for political reasons (Spanish/English), but hadn't seen the connection
 > before.