Great Teaching Toolkit

Chunking, also known as ‘The Segmenting Principle’, indicates that learning can be optimised when material is presented to students in segments or smaller related chunks, rather than as a [...]

  To be curious is to wish to discover and know more; it is the desire to learn. Jonathan Firth and Marc Smith stated (2018) that learning activities that combine novelty, curiosity and [...]

An understanding of the “science of learning” provides educators and learners with an evidence-informed grounding in the key theories drawn from the fields of cognitive neuroscience and [...]

“Closing the gap” is a term commonly used in education, often in the context of eliminating (or at least reducing) the attainment and progress gap between students with different socioeconomic [...]

Feedback is important, it plays a significant role in student progression and learning. However, there can be several barriers to overcome with feedback. Barriers for teachers can include finding [...]