Reading is a physics problem that doesn’t receive much attention in class. I think it should. Science professionals read a…
Ratio, Load and Difficulty – 3 Lesson Sliders
In my mental lesson control booth, I have three sliders I try to get right. Ratio The first slider is…
Shakespeare and Physics: Cogntive Psychology and Writing
Yesterday I watched English specialists teaching Shakespeare. It was brilliant. The students were able to complete chalenging writing tasks, because their…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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