All Higher-order thinking and metacognition articles – Page 2
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ResourceSpot the entropy errors worksheet | 16–18 years
Develop your learners’ metacognitive skills using thermodynamics questions and calculations
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NewsImprove students’ understanding of stereoisomers with these evidence-based ideas
Discover three effective methods to help your students understand molecular rotations
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FeaturePlay card games to teach electronic configuration and ionic compound formation
How a game-based approach can improve your students’ understanding and recognition – and reduce assessment anxiety
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CPDTeaching curly arrows at post-16
Tips and resources to help you teach chemical processes and organic reaction mechanisms
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IdeasHow to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry practicals
Ideas from cognitive science that will transform your chemistry classroom practicals
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NewsSupport students to make sense of models
How your subject knowledge and teaching knowledge combine to transform students’ understanding
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FeatureHow to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry topics
Ideas from cognitive science to transform your chemistry teaching
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IdeasGrowing decision trees
Use this essential learning aid to help students solve complex chemistry problems
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FeatureImprove learning with cognitive science
Cognitive science promises to help us understand the human mind and, crucially for teachers, how it learns. It could improve your day-to-day teaching. Now there’s a thought …
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NewsWhat affects students’ self-assessment skills?
A study investigating students’ self-assessed understanding has implications for your practice
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Ideas3 ways to improve your explanations
From examples and non-examples to definitions, tips to communicate new ideas and concepts effectively
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IdeasEffective questioning in organic chemistry
How to use conversation to help stuck students solve their own problems
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NewsResearchers find metacognition aids sub-microscopic understanding
Get research-based tips for improving your students’ sub-microscopic understanding of particle models
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Job profileChief technology officer and co-founder of a robotic chemists’ company
Benjamin explains how he’s innovating industry by creating robotic chemists who can speed up new discoveries
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NewsThis is why you should teach metacognition explicitly
Research-based tips to ensure that metacognitive strategies become a life-long part of your students’ study skills
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IdeasOne simple way to provide quick and effective online feedback
Use objective-based marking to save time and engage students with online feedback
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IdeasPut organic chemistry concepts in context
3 ways to teach 14–16 students how to apply their knowledge to new scenarios and prepare them for exams
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FeatureUsing gestures in the classroom
Harness the power of hands to supercharge students’ retrieval and problem solving and assess their understanding