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Spaced Retrieval, Retrieval Practice, and Knowledge Guru: What Research Tells Us

Knowledge Guru

Knowledge Guru’s game engine is designed to tap into two powerful and empirically supported instructional strategies—Retrieval Practice and Spaced Retrieval. Retrieval Practice alone can provide improved recall performance by as much as 10-20%. [2] 2] When combined with Spaced Retrieval the effect is multiplied.

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Singapore Learning Symposium Resources #SLS2013

Kapp Notes

A Meta-Analysis of the Cognitive and Motivational Effects of Serious Games. Here is a slide deck that references many of the slides and research from this session. Also referenced was research about games and cognition supported by a grant from DSO National Laboratories , Singapore. Advanced online publication.

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Learning and Emotion

Ontuitive

The Pluto example has attracted the attention of those researching the role of emotion in learning. Research of this type, especially in psychology, is relatively recent, and gaining ground in the last couple decades. An entire book series is devoted to it; there is an encyclopedia devoted to the cognitive psychological approaches.

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Cognitive Bias in Education: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Do you know what a cognitive bias is? Cognitive biases are shortcuts of the mind that allow the brain to simplify the processing of information. Cognitive biases are shortcuts of the mind that allow the brain to simplify the processing of information. It is one of the cognitive biases that should be taken seriously in education.

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The macro considerations of Instructional Design

LearnUpon

A good instructional designer knows about learning and how to support it. We look at how people actually learn and the application of principles that support the learning process. Course design should be based on a cognitive theory of how people learn and draw on scientifically valid research findings. Macro Elements.

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3 cognitive biases to know in education

KnowledgeOne

In a previous article , we discussed the Pygmalion effect, a cognitive bias that can interfere with the teacher-learner relationship and have significant effects on learning. However, of the 250 or so cognitive biases known to date, it is not the only one that deserves special attention in education. Cognitive bias, in short.

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Clark Quinn – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

He integrates creativity, cognitive science, and technology to lead development of strategic solutions including award-winning online content, educational computer games, and websites, as well as adaptive, mobile, and performance support systems. What do some of the interesting research findings and survey results point to?