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Create an efficient summary in six steps
By making a summary, you are actively working on the learning material. This allows you to absorb information more efficiently. In addition, such a structured document provides a clear overview of your learning material. Two birds with one …
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Four methods for taking notes
In this article you will find information about four note-taking methods:
- Cornell;
- blurting;
- mind maps;
- question and answer.
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Voice strings: Design your own musical instrument with Arduino and lasers!
This project challenges students to build their own musical instrument without real strings. Inspired by some examples with lasers, they get creative in designing a laser harp. Various concepts of computational thinking are discussed. The laser …
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Handwriting promotes learning more than typing, scientists claim
A Norwegian team of scientists has investigated the influence of handwriting and typing on brain activity and memory abilities.
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The interior of a musical instrument: Visual material
Through this article, you will be presented with stunning photographs that reveal the architectural interiors hidden within classical instruments.
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How to study best: Seven tips to study more efficiently
In this article you will find seven tips to study more efficiently.
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Self-regulation: About metacognition, guidance and letting go
An article by Vernieuwenderwijs about what self-regulation is and is not.
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Children's books about how the brain works
A list of books about how the brain works.
The way the brain works is very complicated. However, it can be very useful to talk to children about how the brain works. If you start using mindset methods or would like to get started with a growth …
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Tim Surma with a crash course in cognitive psychology
Tim Surma is research manager of the Expertise Center ExCEL and can draw on twenty years of experience in teaching in secondary education. He also co-wrote the book Wijze Lessen: twelve building blocks for effective didactics.
In 2018 he was a guest …
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Seven handy mnemonics
In this article you will first find out where the name mnemonics comes from.
Then we teach you how to build your own mnemonics from scratch.Finally, you will find an overview of the following mnemonics:
- order planets,
- convert lengths,
- layers in the …
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Dealing with weak executive functions
Executive functions are less developed in people with ADD. This is referred to as 'weak' executive functions.
In the article you can read more about executive functions, dealing with weak EF and training EF.
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Learning with the Leitnerbox: Explanation
How can you learn useful concepts, sums or other reproduction knowledge? Active and spaced repetition, also called retrieval and spacing, is crucial for this. How can you approach this as a pupil or student? A good way is to use the Leitnerbox. A …
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