Technology is supposed to decrease teacher burnout – but we found it can sometimes make it worse
By: David T. Marshall, Associate Professor of Educational Research, Auburn University, Teanna Moore, Associate Researcher at Accessible Teaching, Learning and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, Timothy Pressley, Associate Professor of Psychology, Christopher Newport University When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we’d find that learning management systems that rely on […]
Taking intermittent quizzes reduces achievement gaps and enhances online learning, even in highly distracting environments
By: Jason C.K. Chan, Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University, Zohara Assadipour, Graduate Student in Cognitive Psychology, Iowa State University Inserting brief quiz questions into an online lecture can boost learning and may reduce racial achievement gaps, even when students are tuning in remotely in a distracting environment. That’s a main finding of our recent […]