IMRPOVING ATTENTION

Reading Resources.

Expand your understanding of Attention with a collection of evidence-based articles and infographics packed with practical tips for your classroom.

Articles about Improving Attention

How does technology influence multitasking and student grades?

Find out how technology can affect academic learning by increasing multitasking behaviours.

Can Metacognition reduce mind-wandering?

Learn more about how Metacognition can influence classroom mind-wandering and what this means for learning.

How multi-tasking impacts reading, and 4 ways to avoid it

Research suggests that multi-tasking negatively influences reading in several ways.

4 strategies students like using that aren’t actually good for them

Get to know common study strategies that are actually ineffective and why students frequently engage with them.

Does background noise impact reading performance?

Find out what the research says about the impact background noise can have on learning.

4 tips for presenting new material (and reducing cognitive load)

How you choose to present new information can either inhibit or maximise your students’ learning, due to how they process the content in their working memory. 

The Seductive Details Effect: Everything you need to know

Find out what seductive details are and how they can harm learning. 

Thinking and Participation Ratios: How to maximise cognitive engagement

Classroom talk is one form of learning. However, to enhance cognitive engagement, we need to increase both the depth of thought and level of participation. Explore Doug Lemov’s most effective methods for achieving this.

Why daily, weekly and monthly reviews matter

Reviewing previously learned content is important. The importance of these reviews shouldn’t be underestimated for three separate, but related, reasons.

Implicit vs Explicit Memory: How do we remember things?

Learn about the differences between implicit and explicit memory.

Evidence-informed infographics

Choke points and pitfalls in learning 

Review the common choke points and pitfalls present throughout the learning process.

Designing brilliant PowerPoint slides

3 tips to enhance your classroom presentations.

The cost of multi-tasking

A visual representation of the cost of attentional switching.

The psychology behind seating plans

Practical strategies to optimise how students are arranged in class.

Research study summaries

The one about revising to music

Learn about how listening to music can affect students’ academic performance.

The one about classroom decorations

Can the amount of decoration in classrooms influence student distraction?

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