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Why English is not a 'skills based' subject

Apr 27, 2018 | Category: Featured
The idea that English is a skills based subject has become axiomatic. Most English teachers of my acquaintance accept it unquestioningly, as did I until a few years ago. How do we know English is skil...
#English #Daisy Christodoulou

Should students be overlearning?

Jan 12, 2017 | Category: Featured
In my last post I outlined my concerns with the idea of 'thinking hard' being a good proxy for learning. Briefly, thinking hard about a problem appears to be an inefficient way to alter long-term memo...
#Daisy Christodoulou #mastery #K Anders Ericsson #overlearning

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