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Although cognitive sciences have shown the power of some learning strategies over others, not always these findings are easily translatable to the classroom.

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Phonics

  • The EEF mentions the use of phonics interventions.
  • There is ample support for the use of phonics when teaching children to read.
  • However, several interventions have simply failed to provide any improvement in children’s performance.
  • How and when does phonics actually work?
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Individual differences

  • One difficulty in bringing lab findings to the classroom is that a classroom is composed of students from different backgrounds and with different levels of abilities and motivation.
  • For example, teaching an older child to read poses additional challenges than teaching a student at the right age.
  • SEND students also require specific strategies and techniques.
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Engaging material

  • In 2014, the US Department of Education was funding research that would investigate the applicability of cognitive sciences to education. They concluded with the following questions:
    • How can teacher capture students’ attention to critical information?
    • How should new material be presented so that it gets connected to prior knowledge?
    • How should the curriculum be designed so that students can transfer skills to broader situations?
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Interleaving and spacing

  • Interleaving is an extremely powerful learning strategy with immense support in the scientific literature. However, some practical questions remain unanswered?
    • What is the optimal spacing between study sessions?
    • How is the spacing interval influenced by the date of the exam?
    • Should the spacing intervals be consistent or gradually extended?

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1Important Educational Researchers Currently

2How to Have an Evidence-Informed Classroom

3Interleaving

3.1Optimum Interleaving

4Curriculum

4.1Cognitive Sciences and SEND

4.2Curriculum Design

4.3Christine Counsell: Senior Curriculum Leadership

5Future Questions

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