#183 How to help students remember things with Nick Soderstrom

Cognitive psychologist, Nick Soderstrom, joins me to talk about
all things memory and retrieval. We discuss the important
distinction between learning and performance, and then dive into
four desirable difficulties: testing, spacing, interleaving and
pre-testing. Links can be found in the show notes:
mrbartonmaths.com/blog/how-to-remember





Time-stamps:
Memory, learning, and career paths with a cognitive
psychologist. (7:04) The importance of retrieval practice in
learning. (12:25) Learning vs performance in education. (17:51)
Retrieval practice and testing in education. (24:26) The benefits
of testing students and how it can improve learning. (29:35)
Effective feedback strategies in teaching. (36:11) Math testing
formats and feedback. (43:03) Retrieval practice in math education.
(47:37) Using retrieval practice and spacing to improve learning.
(51:33) Spaced repetition in teaching fractions. (56:30) Optimal
spacing for effective learning. (1:01:01) Optimal retrieval
practice for learning. (1:05:36) Using hints and cues in retrieval
practice. (1:10:03) Formative assessments and learning vs
performance. (1:13:30) Interleaving and its benefits in learning.
(1:17:41) Interleaving in math education. (1:23:55) Math education
techniques and interleaving. (1:27:53) Interleaving practice in
education. (1:31:41) Pre-testing in education. (1:36:57) Assessing
students' prior knowledge in math lessons. (1:44:24) Pre-testing in
education and its potential effects on students. (1:47:35)
Pre-testing and its benefits in education. (1:52:48) Retrieval
practice and its effectiveness in learning. (1:57:43) Learning
strategies and debunking myths. (2:02:21) Learning styles,
desirable difficulties, and technology in education. (2:08:32)
Learning vs performance in education. (2:14:37) Learning strategies
and research-backed techniques for teachers. (2:20:22)