Podcast Episodes

FEEDBACK-DRIVEN METACOGNITION

Season 1 Episode 410

Discussions about education tend to focus on those who do the teaching. Let's not ignore, however, the abundant opportunities for improvement possibl…

3 years, 4 months ago

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WHY PRACTICE TESTS MATTER SO MUCH

Season 1 Episode 409

Test takers have more ways than ever to prepare for important exams. However, if the way you are learning doesn't involve actually taking practice te…

3 years, 4 months ago

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Clear Choice Prep

Season 1 Episode 408

Helping Tutoring Companies Grow Their Businesses with educator Matt McCorkle

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

What is the story …

3 years, 4 months ago

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MAKING THE MOST OF COLLEGE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Season 1 Episode 407

Most new college students say they don't want a reprise of high school, but rather a brand new world of educational immersion and independent living.…

3 years, 4 months ago

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WHAT DOES UNHOOKED MEAN IN ADMISSIONS?

Season 1 Episode 406

Most of us understand the meaning of the term "hook" in the context of a catchy song or piece of writing, but when did we start using it for college …

3 years, 4 months ago

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ALL ABOUT THE MCAT

Season 1 Episode 405

We all value physicians, which means we all, by extension, value medical school. Like it or not, that must mean we all value that really challenging …

3 years, 5 months ago

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MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT MERIT AID

Season 1 Episode 404

While college applicants are often offered all different sorts of financial aid, one type of aid stands head and shoulders above the rest. Amy and Mi…

3 years, 5 months ago

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WHICH COLLEGE RANKINGS CAN YOU TRUST?

Season 1 Episode 403

Generations of applicants have turned to the same metrics and authorities time and again to compare institutions of higher education. Should they? Am…

3 years, 5 months ago

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HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY STUDENT?

Season 1 Episode 402

The ability to achieve incredible things usually results from the combination of two powerful ingredients: practice plus coaching. However, nobody ca…

3 years, 5 months ago

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HOW TO IMPROVE FUTURE MEMORY

Season 1 Episode 401

Most conversations about memory tend to focus on familiar challenges with retention and retrieval of what we've previously learned and must know now.…

3 years, 5 months ago

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