A study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that
quizzes — given early and often — may be a student’s best friend when it comes to understanding and retaining information for the long haul
Say, that gives me an idea…
Archive for the ‘science’ Category
Pop-quizzes and pedagogy
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006Best science headline ever
Monday, February 20th, 2006From New Scientist: Hand waving boosts mathematics learning.
So don’t complain when I do it in class: it’s a pedagogical technique.
On a more serious note, blame computers for this one: Mathematical proofs getting harder to verify:
“Twenty-five years later we’re still not sure if it’s correct or not. We sort of think it is, but no one’s ever written down the complete proof”