Study methods
Why rereading and highlighting feel productive but don't work
Rereading and highlighting make material feel familiar without making it memorable. Here is why, and five active recall techniques to use instead.
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Teaching
10 exit ticket ideas that take less than five minutes
Ten exit ticket formats that show you what students learned today, plus a quick way to sort the answers and use them to plan tomorrow's lesson.
Teaching
How to write good multiple-choice questions (and better wrong answers)
Practical rules for clear stems, believable distractors and questions that test thinking rather than test-taking tricks, with examples you can adapt today.
Study methods
Retrieval practice: the study habit that makes learning stick
Pulling information out of memory beats putting it back in. What the research says about retrieval practice, and eight ways to use it in class or at home.
Study methods
Spaced repetition: how to schedule reviews so you actually remember
Why we forget, how spacing out reviews fixes it, and a simple review schedule you can use with flashcards, notes or practice quizzes in any subject.
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How to turn a PDF into a quiz in a few minutes
A step-by-step guide to making a quiz with an answer key from a PDF, Word file or slide deck, plus tips for sharper questions and ways to use the result.