Educational Research

The Buffalo Academy of Scholars Welcomes a New Executive Director

Posted on September 26, 2016 by academybflo

The Buffalo Academy of Scholars is pleased to welcome Mr. Alan Hibbard as its new Executive Director! Please click here to read his message to parents.

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Counterintuitive Findings on What Improves Long-Term Learning

Posted on July 15, 2014 by admin

“Should errors be avoided during the learning process, or are they an important component of effective learning?” ask Courtney Clark and Robert Bjork (University of California/Los Angeles) in this chapter in an online book from the American Psychological Association. This…

Metacognition in Educational Theory and Practice

Posted on November 18, 2013 by admin

By: Davidson, Janet E.; Sternberg, Robert J. Hacker, Douglas J. (Ed); Dunlosky, John (Ed); Graesser, Arthur C. (Ed), (1998). Metacognition in educational theory and practice. The educational psychology series., (pp. 47-68). Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, xiv, 407 pp.…

Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil

Posted on November 18, 2013 by academybflo

Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil By: Alfie Kohn This article provides a new, fresh take on the academic effects of homework from grades K-12. Reviewing a new intensive study working with the National Education Longitudinal…