Nick Soderstrom

I’m excited to share that I will be considering accepting a new graduate student for the upcoming application cycle. My research focuses on learning, metacognition, and education. Application Deadline: January 1st. montana.edu/psychology/gra…

Took a little winter road trip and listened to @Grandaddy's terrific new album, Blu Wav, on repeat. @jasonlytle and crew have done it again! Cheers from Bozeman

⭐️⭐️ Early contender for most useful study of the year⭐️⭐️ 15 ways to use PowerPoint more effectively for learning. Very practical tips. Will blog about it soon, but in the meantime check out table 6 in the study. It’s not behind a paywall either 🔐🤩 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

“…the ability to inquire and create constructively and independently without external controls.” Noam Chomsky - On Being Truly Educated youtu.be/eYHQcXVp4F4?si… via @YouTube

@mrbartonmaths Thanks for having me on your show, Craig. You're doing important work...keep it up!

🚨New episode🚨 Cognitive psychologist, @NickSoderstrom, joins me to discuss memory, performance v learning, retrieval practice, testing, spacing, interleaving & pre-testing. This is one of my all-time favourites! Please share and enjoy. mrbartonmaths.com/blog/how-to-re…

Highly impactful advice from @DTWillingham on how to be an effective student. A podcast to share with your students: ollielovell.com/errr/danielwil…

Sad to hear of the passing of Endel Tulving. He had a MASSIVE impact on the scientific study of human memory and paved the way for so many in the field, including myself.

@effortfuleduktr Blake: Thanks for taking the time to read the article and write up a great summary!

New Today Article Review: Pretesting Enhances Learning in the Classroom  An article review of a study looking at the impact of pretesting on student attention, self-regulated study, and learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2023/09/08/art… @NickSoderstrom

@teacherknowles1 There actually hasn't been much classroom research on pretesting. Posttesting, yes, but not pretestting.

@NickSoderstrom That’s been a fairly consistent finding in #cognitivepsychology, no?

To all my fellow educators: Elizabeth Bjork and I just published a CLASSROOM STUDY showing that students' learning can profit *significantly* from short, low-stakes pretests (given right before lectures). Questions/comments are always welcome! rdcu.be/dlqsE

@Mr_N_Wood @Mr_AlmondED I just think college students are likely to spend more time studying on their own compared to younger students (generally speaking, of course). Motivation is certianly a factor, but time constraints and expectations undoubtedly play a role, too.

@NickSoderstrom @Mr_AlmondED Do you think thats because of age, or because in older students a greater proportion are intrinsically motivated? (or something else)

@isaacmoore7 Hi Isaac! Does the link not direct you to a readable version of the manuscript? This is the first time I've used this type of "shareable" link from the publisher.

@Mr_AlmondED Great question! I think it could be effective for younger students, but perhaps not *as* effective. We think pretesting drives 1. increased attention during subsequent lessons, and 2. enhanced effort in studying pretested material after class (might be more relevant to older Ss).

@NickSoderstrom Do you have any reason to believe the effect would be less significant on younger pupils? Say between 9-15 years old?

@BradleyKBusch Done!

@NickSoderstrom Would love to pick your brains. Is it possible to follow so I can DM?

When will this madness end?!

...if the kid is a visual learner, the teacher should use hand signals or give the kid a picture of a chair.

I just heard someone say that if a child is running around the classroom and not listening to the teacher, perhaps the kid isn't an auditory learner. And...

HUGELY excited that we can finally reveal this gamechanging resource for KS3 science. Every week, a different head of science or senior leader calls me asking for help with KS3 resourced. Springboard Science is the answer. Read on for why it's just so revolutionary: >