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When does classroom talk help children learn?

A discussion about a story can involve more than taking turns to speak. Questions, vocabulary support, and responses to classmates can give the conversation a learning purpose. Research on these approaches largely concerns literacy and reading comprehension, so simply increasing talk time is not the same proposition.

3–7 min

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  • What makes a book discussion purposeful for the learners taking part?

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Why can closing the book change how you study?

A passage can feel familiar while you are looking at it and become difficult to explain once it is hidden. Rereading and trying to recall it involve different demands, and immediate ease need not tell the whole story about later retention.

3–7 min

Why can closing the book change how you study?

Education and learning3–7 minA passage can feel familiar while you are looking at it and become difficult to explain once it is hidden. Rereading and trying to recall it involve different demands, and immediate ease need not tell the whole story about later retention.

Education and learning

Why can spacing study sessions change later recall?

Two study plans can use the same amount of practice yet place it at different points in time. Research on spacing asks how the gaps between sessions interact with the delay before knowledge is needed.

3–7 min

Why can spacing study sessions change later recall?

Education and learning3–7 minTwo study plans can use the same amount of practice yet place it at different points in time. Research on spacing asks how the gaps between sessions interact with the delay before knowledge is needed.

Does getting better at a game make you better at other things?

Education and learning3–7 minA game can make you faster, more accurate, and much harder to beat. The interesting question is whether that improvement follows you into a different task, or stays inside the game you practiced.

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