Monthly Archives: November 2013
Frequent Testing Improves Learning
Frequent Testing Improves Learning.
Frequent Testing Improves Learning
Another recent study, this one of 901 students in a Psychology 301 at the University of Texas, was reported on in The New York Times (20/11/13 Benedict Carey, “Frequent Tests Can Enhance College Learning, Study Finds”). Students were asked to bring … Continue reading
Art’s Huge Impact
A recent study by the University of Arkansas’ department of education concluded that exposure to art in museums has a significant impact on children. Working with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AK, the researchers conducted a … Continue reading
Columbia Football: Familiar With Failure
For a leading university which is so good at so many things, both academic and athletic, Columbia’s perennial weakness in football seems hard to understand. Going into yesterday’s 48-7 loss to Brown, Columbia was already 0 and 9 this season. … Continue reading
Do College Students Read Their Email?
As it turns out, it wasn’t just me. When my son was in college, and didn’t answer an email I sent, I would ask him why when we spoke by phone. It was always something like, “Oh, I don’t use … Continue reading
Living La Vida Loca Online
Harvard Graduate School of Education’s profession Howard Gardner and Katie Davis’s new book “The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigates Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination” was reviewed in the New York Times (11/3/13) by Jenna Wortham. The book points out what … Continue reading
Helicopter Parents Hinder Growth
Parents today understand in theory the dangers of “over-parenting” and even realize that, in principle, some of their children’s growth comes from making mistakes. Yet they find themselves unable to jump in when they fear that the consequences of a … Continue reading
The Dangers Of Facebook When Applying To College
My clients encouraged me to join Facebook, and I have to admit I enjoy posting photos or articles as well as scrolling through my newsfeed. While I was initially skeptical of Facebook, I can see … Continue reading
Multitaskers Take Heed!
Students are not the only ones who think that by doing a number of things at once (listening to music, texting a friend, working on a paper, sipping on coffee) that they are modeling a high degree of efficiency and … Continue reading
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