by Get My Grades | Dec 6, 2018 | Get My Grades, Research
Back in September, we joined the EDUCATE programme. We are proud to announce that we have successfully become officially Evidence Aware after receiving our EdWard! The EDUCATE Evidence Aware EdWard signifies that we have successfully completed the EDUCATE programme....
by John Nichols | Dec 6, 2018 | Education, Tutors
Education is certainly not straightforward. Unlike law, accountancy, surveying and medicine (and many other professions besides) there is a lot of confusion about what makes for a good teacher or tutor. There is no authoritative point of reference like there is for...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Dec 6, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
Why does Get My Grades use more than just Multiple Choice Questions?For Students, for teachersMultiple choice testing was developed around 100 years ago. It was developed by E.L. Thorndike (more known for his work watching cats escape puzzle boxes) and his then...
by Becky Trollope | Oct 30, 2018 | Research, Students
Motivation is a term we hear a lot when we are talking about learning. Sometimes you may feel very motivated, meanwhile, other times you may feel like you are lacking motivation. This short blog will explain what motivation is, why it is important, and how it can help...
by Get My Grades | Oct 15, 2018 | Get My Grades, Research
Get My Grades has been selected to be a participant of the latest EDUCATE cohort. But what is EDUCATE programme? Led by the UCL Insitute of Education, EDUCATE is a unique programme that connects Ed Tech entrepreneurs, practitioners and researchers, and uses...
by Get My Grades | Oct 14, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
The research on feedback is more mixed than you might think. You might have thought that feedback was a no-brainer – but psychologists have actually found that taking a test even without feedback has benefits over just re-reading. And actually, the benefits of...
