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Articles for students, parents and teachers on how to learn in more lasting and meaningful ways, informed by research in cognitive science.
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An exit ticket is a quick assessment tool where students answer a short question in writing before the lesson ends. How do you prepare one, which questions work, how do you read them in three minutes and how do you use them for the next lesson? Examples and research basis.
Kuazara Bilim Ekibi6 min read
Solving a wrong question and moving on carries the mistake into the next exam. What goes in a mistakes notebook, how do you separate kinds of errors, and when do you return to them? A research-based method for paper and for Kuazara's mistakes notebook.
6 min read
A simulation on the board stays a show if students only watch. A 40-minute lesson flow with prediction, pair talk, a turn at the board, explanation and a short close, illustrated with Kuazara's friction lesson.
6 min read
Is it hot in summer because we are closer to the Sun? Do plants take their food from the soil? Misconceptions are not random mistakes but regular ideas born of everyday experience. We explain six common examples and the methods that support a move to the scientific idea.
7 min read
First a prediction, then an observation, finally an explanation. The Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) method makes students' intuitions visible and turns a wrong prediction into part of the learning. We explain why it works and how to use it in class, with a pendulum and an ice example.
7 min read
Solve ten direct-proportion problems in a row and everything feels easy; mix the types in the exam and you get stuck. We explain what interleaved practice is, what the research shows and how to add it to your studying, with examples.
6 min read
Reading a topic over and over makes us feel we have learned it, but lasting learning takes a different route. We explain two of the most solid findings in cognitive science, the testing effect and spaced repetition, and how to apply them to everyday study.
10 min read