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Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

Desirable difficulties

 

Week 14 

Each podcast has 3 links for each episode, depending on your podcast platform preference: one link is for Vimeo (to watch), and the other two links are for Apple and Spotify (to listen).  At the foot of this page is a video which is shared in Form Time with our students.

Resource Type and Resource Link

Summary

 Study Hack Video 

Children's brains need just the right amount of challenge to feel stimulated and engaged. Find out how we can help as parents via this short 'study hack' video for parents.

Podcast Episode "Desirable difficulties" 
(Vimeo - video version)

Dive a bit deeper into how you can ensure that your child is making things desirably difficult for themselves with this follow-up podcast episode.

Podcast Episode "Desirable difficulties"
(Apple Podcasts - audio)

 

Podcast Episode "Disirable difficulties"
(Spotify - audio)

 

 Infographic

This summary infographic outlines why you need to ensure that study periods are 'desirably difficult' if you want them to be effective:

 

infographic on desirable difficulties

 

Bonus Tip

This week's bonus tip for parents via 'From The Sidelines', breaking down the science behind how our children learn and study best:

bonus tip about optimal study time

Video for Students: "Copying"

 

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