# @edutopia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-u7F4lkNu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20304201-edutopia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-10-30T19:56:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Edutopia (@edutopia) — https://gondola.cc/edutopia

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Highlighting passages, rereading notes, underlining key sentences—these are go-to learning strategies for most students. But the research suggests they’re not very effective. ⁣
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According to psychology professor Mirjam Ebersbach that’s because these old standby study routines are “passive” strategies that create a superficial “illusion of knowledge” without instilling in students a deeper understanding of the content. In a recent study, Ebersbach found that when students created their own questions during test prep, they scored an average of 14 percentage points higher than students who took the notes and highlighter route. ⁣
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When students generate their own higher-order questions they move from passive to active engagement with the content, deepening learning and retention. A few ideas to try in your classroom:⁣
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• Teach students to ask questions that go beyond simple yes/no answers and that focus on tough, important concepts in a lesson. Model formulating questions that begin with words like “explain,” “how,” or “why.”⁣
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• Play Jeopardy! Use PowerPoint or Google Slides to create a question grid and ask students to write the questions. Research shows that using active learning strategies like this to review concepts boosts engagement and improves academic performance.⁣
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• Invite students to create their own quiz questions using tools like Kahoot! or Quizlet. One study showed that when students wrote a significant part of their exams, final grades increased by 10 percentage points. ⁣
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• Ask students to develop questions that progress from basic ones such as “what year did the Civil War start?” to higher-order questions like “what are some reasons the Civil War began?” Encourage analysis and synthesis by identifying and discussing the more challenging questions as a group.⁣
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• Try driving questions like “Why is local news important for the civic health of communities?” It’s a project-based learning approach that creates interest and builds understanding. ⁣
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Link in bio. ⁣
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