Do students learn better under pressure?

 Check GHC Inform each weekday this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses.

Having students focus on memorizing information is an ineffective instructional strategy. (False: 44% correct)

False: Research shows that robust knowledge stored in long-term memory engages students in higher order thinking tasks. Active memory retains less information for less time than expected.

 Klemm, W. R. (2007). What good is learning if you don’t remember it? The Journal of  Effective Teaching, 7(1), 61–73.