Yesterday I watched English specialists teaching Shakespeare. It was brilliant. The students were able to complete chalenging writing tasks, because their … More
Author: BenRogers
18 years secondary teacher: 4 years primary. MA in SciEd. Author of 'Big Ideas of Physics and How to Teach Them.' Director of Curriculum and Pedagogy for Paradigm Trust.
My experience with ‘goal-free’ – a Cognitive Load Theory strategy
@Olivercaviglioli ‘s wonderful document on Cognitive Load Theory here introduced me to the “Goal-Free Effect” – a Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) … More
The single most important thing for teachers to know… Version 2
Dear Reader, Yesterday I published a post on Cognitive Load Theory (here) and how I use it in class. I … More
The single most important thing for teachers to know…
Dear Reader, There is a lot being written about Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and how important it is. I have … More
Integrating Questions and Diagrams to Reduce Cognitive Load for Novice Physicists
I think this will be the last of my problem-solving blogs for a while – it’s a little one about … More
Going Goal-Free to Learn How to Solve Physics Problems
In previous posts, I have been writing about teaching problem solving (here, here and here). This post describes a strategy … More
Using Worked Examples to Reduce Cognitive Load in Physics
Learning how to solve problems is the key to becoming a physicist (here and here). The problem with problem solving is … More
What I Think About When I Think About Energy
Occult, mysterious and ad-hoc, energy should have no place in modern physics. Newton had no use for it. Motion, in … More
Haven’t We Got Enough To Do Already? Why Science Teachers Should Teach Vocabulary and How to Make it Stick
There are words in the English language that science teachers wish the English department would teach – words like … More
Cooperative Reading
I started thinking about cooperative learning in 2010 and have made slow punctuated progress since. I know enough to write … More
Reading for Learning 