For Those Who Teach

The Questions We Should Be Asking Our Students

By Maryellen Weimer
September 28, 2016

How much do you know about how your students study? I’ve been asking the question a lot lately and I’d have to say most of the answers I’ve heard aren’t all that impressive. They’re more about how the faculty member thinks students study, how they should study, or how they aren’t studying.

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Tags: developing metacognitive skills, improve student learning, self-regulated learning, study skills

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