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 | Tutors
Are you a parent or a tutor? Either way, it is essential to consider carefully the goals of a tuition programme to ensure that the money, time and effort invested produce the desired educational impact. Setting Goals for a Tuition Programme Parents seek private...
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...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Oct 14, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
What is the myth of Dale’s Cone of Experience? Although not as widespread as some of the other learning myths, if you put the search term ‘Dale’s Cone of Experience’ into google you receive a myriad of pages supporting it. These even include pages from university...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Oct 14, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
What is retrieval? A lot of attention has been paid over the years to how memories are formed. But this is only part of remembering. As well as creating a memory you also need to be able to get it out. This process is known as retrieval (Tulving & Thomson, 1973)....
