Expert-Ease: Making Learning Stick for Students.

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Title: Expert-Ease: Making Learning Stick for Students.
Authors: Goodwin, Bryan1
Source: Educational Leadership. summer2025, Vol. 82 Issue 9, p26-29. 4p.
Subject Terms: *Student-centered learning, *Student engagement, *Cognitive science, *Direct instruction, *Educational planning
Abstract: The article focuses on why developing expertise is essential for student learning by showing how it draws on prior knowledge to build mental models for problem-solving. Topics include cognitive science insights on expertise, teaching strategies like cognitive writing and guided investigations, and balancing direct instruction with application to ensure students deepen, extend, and retain learning transforming knowledge into lasting, adaptable expertise.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:The article focuses on why developing expertise is essential for student learning by showing how it draws on prior knowledge to build mental models for problem-solving. Topics include cognitive science insights on expertise, teaching strategies like cognitive writing and guided investigations, and balancing direct instruction with application to ensure students deepen, extend, and retain learning transforming knowledge into lasting, adaptable expertise.
ISSN:00131784