Year: 2026

The False Dichotomy Between Memorization and Conceptual Understanding – by Frederick Hess

By admin on August 2, 2026 Uncategorized abc

Last week I talked about the nature of short-term, or working memory and how it helps it build expertise. This week, I want to talk a bit more about how that short-term memory builds long-term memory, and what that means for the age-old debate between proponents of “rote memorization” and those of “conceptual understanding.” If you’re interested in...

Precursors of Reading Performance and Double- and Triple-Deficit Risks in Spanish

By admin on August 2, 2026 Uncategorized abc

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Early literacy skills serve as the best precursors of reading success and risk indicators of the double deficit and triple deficit hypotheses according to the spelling consistency of languages. Our study analyzes the…

For Schools To Open in Spring 2021, Teachers and Students Need to Mask Up

By admin on August 1, 2026 Uncategorized abc

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What We’re Watching: School Discipline Reform – Hard Lessons from the Front Lines – by Education Next

By admin on August 1, 2026 Uncategorized abc

On January 25 at 4 pm, the Fordham Institute will host a debate on school discipline reform. The focus will be on the impact of policies aimed at reducing suspensions. To what extent are such policies actually altering school practice—and are those alterations doing good or harm? Are new approaches such as “restorative justice” having the intended effect? What are the pros and...

Pandemic Offers Opportunity to Reduce Standardized Testing

By admin on July 31, 2026 Uncategorized abc

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A Model of Chinese Spelling Development in Hong Kong Kindergarteners

By admin on July 31, 2026 Uncategorized abc

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Copying characters presented previously (delayed copying) is an important skill in Chinese literacy acquisition. The relations of delayed copying and a set of literacy-related skills (including vocabulary knowledge, rapid automatized naming, phonological awareness,…

2018 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence: Top Tens – by Frederick Hess

By admin on July 30, 2026 Uncategorized abc

On Wednesday we unveiled the 2018 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Of course, years ago, readers also made clear that they were curious to see how scholars fared when it came to particular fields or disciplines. After all, education research includes a lot of disparate fields, and how scholars rank overall may sometimes be less interesting than where they rank withi...

An Exit Interview With Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

By admin on July 30, 2026 Uncategorized abc

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The Education Exchange: Reopening in the Shadow of Covid-19

By admin on July 29, 2026 Uncategorized abc

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Education Versus Family: Institutional Logics in the Early Care and Education Field