Improving Student Performance by Addressing Student and Teacher Misconceptions about Learning

Dr. Stephen L. Chew from Samford University in Birmingham, AL will examine common misconceptions among both students and teachers that undermine student learning. Students often overestimate their level of understanding, mistakenly believe they can multi-task effectively, and select poor learning strategies. Teachers often believe that student engagement, “active” learning, and struggle are critical to teaching effectiveness when these concepts have serious limitations. Dr. Chew will discuss and demonstrate some key cognitive principles that must be addressed for any pedagogy to be effective. Finally, he will describe a series of videos he developed to help students learn to study effectively based on cognitive research. More information: http://www.uregina.ca/ctl

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