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speed and reps are what power Curious is by far the best way for just feels good to be good - to beat
human attractions to Tetris, golf, humans to memorize key/common the challenge.
and knitting. Luckily, I had already terms and things like math facts.
adopted a mindset of speed and And they love playing it. I quickly realized that by not giving
reps in my class pedagogy, so I students immediate feedback, we
was able to see the beauty of The Here’s why kids aren’t gaining were actually disenfranchising them
Forgetting Curve immediately. (To these skill in the normal “turn in from the game of school. No score,
help shift your mindset, try reading your work” model. Humans crave no curiosity. Their OCD never kicks
17 Ways Football is Better than High feedback. And they want it fast. in. Now that worksheet isn’t a quest
School by Herb Childress (https:// Why do we have all that sports data - it’s a chore. As educators, we are
websites.umich.edu/~psycours/561/ on screen now? Because people not leveraging the ipsative nature of
childress.htm). Herb’s work explains want to KNOW. And they want to learning.
why the same kids will not work in know now. How fast was that pitch?
class and then go work super hard How long was the hang time on that I returned to the classroom for one
in football (or band or ag) one hour punt? What is the F1 car speed, glorious year during the height
later. Circa 1998. We’ve known the when is he hitting the brake what’s of COVID. I had been doing a lot
answer for decades, but we can’t his split lap time? (hundreds) of Fast and Curious
change the direction of the ship demos - but this class was a long-
heading over the cliff. But in school - we put things in a term study project. One of my
box and wait. Sometimes we never students was very well known for his
The Ebbinghaus Effect says that if get a grade or any feedback. When non-participation. He did nothing for
people do something four times over we deny feedback, we interdict a the first four weeks of school - but (you earn money in-game for going
four days, their retention zooms immediately to read back the 3-5 used it with 4 and a half-year-olds basic human question: how did I do? slowly, I got his gamer side plugged on winning streak and accumulating
from the low teens to the high 80% most missed items. I try to give a and school superintendents. I’ve I was doing the Fast and Curious into the games. He started playing, points).
range. This is what had happened on mnemonic or an example on the had 400+ people who don’t speak in India and Dr Sunita Gandhi said he rose up the ranks. At the end of
my Latin Roots quiz with my class: missed items. Then we play again, Turkish at all move from 0% to 40% to me: well isn’t this just ipsative the semester, we did the same 45- Why don’t more teachers approach
we did the test daily, with immediate immediately. The score will typically to 96% on Turkish foods in under 10 learning (https://psychology.fandom. word Latin Roots quiz I used to do their class instruction this way?
feedback. So simple. bump up 20-25 points. minutes. com/wiki/Ipsative_assessment)? with my 8th graders. But now it was The Ebbinhaus Effect/Forgetting
Fabulous! And I said…what’s that? in Gimkit. On average, the students Curve and Ipsative learning are well
So, here’s how I leverage the Tuesday - repeat. Teachers will ask: aren’t they just She explained the basics of the idea. answered about 108 questions known in all parts of our life except
Ebbinghaus Effect/Forgetting Curve Wednesday - repeat. memorizing? My response is that It’s learning from yourself. Just like each on a quiz with 45 words. The for school. I believe we labor under
in my classroom: On Thursday, the class might be I’ve been waiting for my entire in Solitaire. Or Pac-Man. You play. class average was 92%. My non- the misconception that more time
at 90% and then we do the final career to have kids memorize certain You get a score. You consider ways participator ended up tops in the on a singular task is “better” learning
Monday - here’s the quiz. Go. No rep. Not there yet? We will play on academic elements - and we’ve to get a better score. Then you play class - he’d answered 139 questions when it turns out that 6 minutes a
pre-teach at all. Most classes will Friday. been trying all manner of failure again. And again. You play over and (doing the quiz almost 3 times in day is far more effective. I know that
finish the first round in the 25-40% on this: flashcards, memory games, over because you want a better under 15 minutes) only missed five we think we need to grade “after
range. We’ve only been in class This phenomenon works in all crosswords, word searches, writing score. What does the high score give total questions and beaten the school” on nights and weekends. It’s
for 3 minutes. Then I use the data subjects and grade levels. I’ve sentences, and more. The Fast and you? Most of the time, nothing. It entire class by thousands of dollars not actually the case. We assume

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