No, the headline above is not a typo. It’s recognition of a strategy that all effective teachers engage in, even though they are reluctant to admit it. The controversy arises from a confusion between ...

We all remember what it was like back in school, sitting on the edge of the seat, waiting for the teacher to hand out"the test.” Our palms were sweaty and our mind raced with facts and figures we ...

I often hear complaints and criticisms about teachers who are “teaching to the test.” The complainers act as though there is something inherently wrong with this practice or that it is somehow an ...

“Teaching to the test.” Surely, in any world‑class educational institution this must be a bad idea. From professors to deans to education experts to parents, it is commonly denounced as a practice ...

We continue this Education Matters conversation from where we left off, with high-stakes testing, with a look at the implication for students and their caregivers: Teaching students to think? In the ...

Helsinki Normal Lyceum is a teacher training school of the Faculty of Education of the University of Helsinki. Our school conducts teacher training for class, subject and special needs teacher ...

Despite the benefits of retrieval practice, students still tend to opt for more passive strategies. Here’s how to embed retrieval in your classroom to show them its power What is retrieval practice?

The Penwood High Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate School-based Assessment saga and the regional incident it almost started between the established examinations council and the Jamaican ...