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I use my IPEVO visualiser in the majority of my lessons at the moment. I thought it might be useful to reflect on what a powerful tool it can be for all sorts of activities.
Professor Robert Bjork talks of ‘desirable difficulties’. Students often resort to strategies such as re-reading and highlighting in revision, thinking them effective for learning when the research is clear that they aren’t.
I’ve been teaching since 2004 and setting Latin and Greek vocabulary tests all that time – here are a few thoughts on vocabulary tests.
I’ve made retrieval practice a standard part of my lessons now – find out more about how I use it.
