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Willingham makes the connection that practice serves to enhance memory. As a psychologist, I completely agree with this research based phenomenon. In my own experience, I have learned so much more when I have practiced problems repeatedly moving the information from a shallower place in memory to deeper consolidation. I encourage my students to…[Read more]

Do students engage in practice of skills and processes during the course?
I believe that they do but upon reflection it feels like low level practice of skills particularly recall and regurgitation of information but as I allow them space and probe further, I am pleasantly surprised to find very nuanced understanding in some of the responses…[Read more]