LTMS 525

Sidney Pressey and his Testing Machine

"The quantity of students' homework is a lot less important than its quality. And evidence suggests that as of now, homework isn't making the grade. "

"ClassDojo is an in-classroom tool that helps you to manage behavior and boost engagement in class really quickly and easily. ClassDojo enables you to recognise specific behaviors and accomplishments in real-time, with just one click of a smartphone or laptop button. Try it out for free now! How does it work? ClassDojo works by setting up real-time feedback loops in the classroom, to recognise and reinforce desirable behaviors and values. You can recognise and reinforce specific behaviors and accomplishments with just one click, and have real-time visual notifications appear on your smartboard, laptop or projector. All recognition is logged automatically, and student behavior records are automatically created and updated so you don't have to do any other data entry (unless you want to, of course!). ClassDojo automatically generates analytics, shareable character report cards and insight into your classroom that has never before been possible."

"Suggestions from educators at KIPP King Collegiate High School on how to help develop and assess critical thinking skills in your students."

"This knowledge base features learning theories that address how people learn. A resource useful for scholars of various fields such as educational psychology, instructional design, and human-computer interaction. "

Rule of Four

"Professor Daniel Willingham describes research showing that learning styles are a myth "

"...There is no strong scientific evidence to support the "matching" idea, they contend in a paper published this week in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. And there is absolutely no reason for professors to adopt it in the classroom."

"The Paragon Learning Style Inventory (PLSI) is a self-administered survey that provides a very reliable indication of learning style and cognitive preference. It uses the four Jungian dimensions (i.e, introversion/ extroversion, intuition/sensation, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving) that are also used by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Murphy Meisgeir Type Indicator, and the Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter. But this is the only instrument that can be self-scored and works with ages 9-adult. This site provides the 48-item general version."

"But does scientific research really support the learning-styles hypothesis? In a new assessment of the available evidence, authors Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer, and Robert Bjork conclude that the learning-styles hypothesis has little, if any, empirical grounding. "

"Online Experiences in each of the Intelligences - updated for 2010!" Online MI Immersion Experiences

"Professor Daniel Willingham describes research showing that learning styles are a myth "

"Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is."