All Higher-order thinking and metacognition articles – Page 2
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Support students to make sense of models
How your subject knowledge and teaching knowledge combine to transform students’ understanding
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How to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry topics
Ideas from cognitive science to transform your chemistry teaching
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Growing decision trees
Use this essential learning aid to help students solve complex chemistry problems
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Improve 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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What affects students’ self-assessment skills?
A study investigating students’ self-assessed understanding has implications for your practice
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3 ways to improve your explanations
From examples and non-examples to definitions, tips to communicate new ideas and concepts effectively
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Effective questioning in organic chemistry
How to use conversation to help stuck students solve their own problems
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Researchers 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 profile
Chief 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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This 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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One 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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Put 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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Using gestures in the classroom
Harness the power of hands to supercharge students’ retrieval and problem solving and assess their understanding
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Encourage pupils to examine the evidence
How to structure lessons to get your students to look at ‘the science’ and pick out supporting reasons
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How to implement flipped learning in 2021
Flipped learning could save time and help close the attainment gap as education moves back to the classroom – here’s how to bring it into yours
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5 ways to explain electrolysis
From building good foundations to memorising the rules, these tips will help your students grasp this tricky topic
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Giving successful remote feedback
How to ensure you feed back effectively when students are learning at home
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Learning at home for 14–16
Keep your 14–16 classes learning remotely with these curriculum-relevant resources and activities
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Help students find reliable internet resources for organic chemistry
Teach your pupils to make the right research choices in a never-ending ocean of options