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The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged

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The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. However, keeping students interested and involved in their education can be a big challenge.

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Playful Pedagogy: Gamer Types and Board Games for Inclusive Learning

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For instance, it may be beneficial for educators to think of their students in terms of a modified version of Bartle’s gamer types: Hunter, Socializer, Explorer and Achiever. The Achiever aims to earn badges and showcase accomplishments. The hunters and achievers enjoyed the game and even stayed after class to keep playing.

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Can Interactive Whiteboards Revitalize Online High-Dose Tutoring?

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Especially for students with low achievement, diagnosing what they don't know through various questions is crucial, as students themselves often don't know where they need improvement. This way, teachers can help students achieve the lesson's goals by providing more diverse examples and problem-solving.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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Yet, this is the workload most schools place on high school students. Research shows that excessive homework leads to increased stress, physical health problems and a lack of balance in students' lives. Indeed, a meta-analysis of research on this issue found a correlation between homework and achievement.

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Student and Teacher Motivational Needs in the School Setting

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Motivation is not only important in its own right; it is also an important predictor of learning and achievement. Students who are more motivated to learn persist longer, produce higher quality effort, learn more deeply, and perform better in classes and on standardized tests. High achievers also have a desire for feedback.

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Relationships Matter in Student Affairs — But So Do Data and Strategy

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I took Calculus I, II, and III in high school at the local college, and when I enrolled at the University of Virginia, my courses included honors chemistry and physics for physics majors—although I did not major in physics. As an achievement-minded young man, I “knew” that my worth was predicated on my grade-point average.

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Why Mission — Not Money — Will Lead Colleges to Truly Innovative Online Learning

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The content and design of online courses to date has often focused on achieving parity with the in-person experience. In a purely asynchronous format, even that basic goal has not been easily achieved. Interpersonal interaction is one of the most vital elements of teaching and learning.