How to Use This Resource
This resource contains information for both you and your students with regards to the science of learning and how to incorporate it into teaching and learning. The resource is divided into six modules, each introducing you to one of the six science of learning principles: spaced practice, interleaving, concrete examples, elaboration, dual coding, and retrieval practice. For each principle, customizable interactive tools have been developed for use in your DC Connect course:
Science of learning principle |
Customized interactives |
|
---|---|---|
1 |
spaced practice |
fillable study schedule table |
2 |
interleaving |
improved multiple choice; and multi-select questions |
3 |
concrete examples |
short answer with feedback questions |
4 |
elaboration |
flip cards; and multi-select questions |
5 |
dual coding |
flip cards with images |
6 |
retrieval practice |
flip cards; improved multiple choice; and reorder activity questions |
Within each module you will find three pages:
- The "Exploring" page provides an overview of the principle, multimedia that you can embed in your courses, and a discussion of barriers and challenges that instructors and students may experience when trying to use the principle.
- The "Supporting" page contains customizable tools that you can embed in your course and adapt for your course content. It also contains recommendations for educational technology and strategies that you can use with your courses, as well as tips for implementing the principle into your courses.
- The "Supporting for Students" page is intended for students and includes the customizable tools. You can import this page directly into your course.
You may select any or all parts of this resource to embed in your courses to help promote deeper, more durable learning in your students. The customizable interactive tools are available by visiting the "Interactive Components" page in the Faculty How-To Guide module.
References
This is where you will provide attribution for any material you used on this page. For example, citations for images, videos or other resources used on the page.
- Photography on this page used with permission from the Durham College Online Photo Database.