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Desirable Difficulties

Tasks that feel hard but strengthen memory, based on research by Bjork and others.

QuestioningClassroom ManagementProfessional DevelopmentDesirable DifficultiesFormative AssessmentBehaviourChecking for UnderstandingTask DesignLesson PlanningDistillED MemoPracticeExplainingAttentionScaffoldingRoutinesRetrieval PracticeOracyActive ParticipationModellingRehearsalSchema ActivationCognitive Load TheoryLearning and MemoryFeedback
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