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Are Students Ready for College?

Posted on February 19, 2016 by jjohnson

The article “Ready for College?” in the January, 2016 issue of The Teaching Professor discusses a survey given to 700 students, mostly sophomores, in which they were asked how well they felt they were prepared for college. Eighty percent of … Continue reading →

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How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Learning

Posted on February 9, 2016 by jjohnson

Want to read the book How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Learning but you don’t have time? Read a book review of How Learning Works, which contains a nice description of each of the chapters. Edited with BlogPad Pro

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The Key to Success – Grit

Posted on July 9, 2015 by jjohnson
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Dr. Carl Weiman: Science Education in the 21st Century

Posted on January 31, 2015 by jjohnson

The video below is a talk that Dr. Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize winner in Physics, gave at Cornell University in 2009. The notes below are a summary of the talk.   How Experts Think and Learn Experts have a … Continue reading →

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