{"id":50889,"date":"2020-01-29T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T19:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=50889"},"modified":"2020-01-29T11:50:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T19:50:29","slug":"kids-learn-best-when-you-add-a-problem-solving-boost-to-back-to-basics-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/kids-learn-best-when-you-add-a-problem-solving-boost-to-back-to-basics-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to \u2018back-to-basics\u2019 instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50890\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tugofwar_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tugofwar_large.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tugofwar_large-250x132.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>Last year there was substantial hand-wringing over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/aussie-students-are-a-year-behind-students-10-years-ago-in-science-maths-and-reading-127013\">Australia\u2019s declining results<\/a>\u00a0in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. Ideas for how to reverse this decline were coming from far and wide, thick and fast.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan declared Australian education needed to go \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/education-minister-pushes-for-back-to-basics-approach-in-schools-20191209-p53i7z.html\">back-to-basics<\/a>\u201d while influential commentators pointed out PISA tests are focused on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/education\/focus-on-basics-leaves-schoolkids-short-in-essential-deep-thinking-20191203-p53gd6.html\">problem-solving<\/a>\u201d and this is what we need more of in Australian schools.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, both views are correct. The problem is they are often framed as mutually exclusive, when in fact we can effectively teach the basics and optimise problem-solving at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Our recent research suggests \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/310102750_Using_Load_Reduction_Instruction_LRI_to_boost_motivation_and_engagement\">load reduction instruction<\/a>\u201d is one way to do this. To explain load reduction, we must first explain a bit about memory.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Short and long-term memory<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are two key parts of the human memory system:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2011-11701-011\">working memory and long-term memory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Working memory is the in-the-moment component that receives and sends information to long-term memory. It is limited and estimated to hold information for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/1994-28274-001\">about 15-20 seconds<\/a>, with a capacity about the size of a phone number.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term memory has vast capacity and indefinite duration. The teacher needs to help students build up their long-term memory such as fundamental facts and rules (times-tables) as well as concepts and procedures needed for performing more complex tasks (difficult algebra).<\/p>\n<p>Teachers need to teach in a way that reduces the burden on students\u2019 working memory when they are learning new content or skills. If\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1207\/s15326985ep4102_1\">working memory is overloaded<\/a>, students may misunderstand information or not understand it at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/explainer-what-is-explicit-instruction-and-how-does-it-help-children-learn-115144\">Explicit instruction<\/a>\u00a0is a good way to ease this burden when students are learning the basics. Here, for example, a teacher clearly and systematically shows the students what to do and how to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Once students understand the basics, they can take on more complex information. In fact, research has shown if students are not moved onto problem-solving opportunities after they have learnt the basics, their learning can decline (this is called the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2001-18059-013\">expertise reversal effect<\/a>\u201d).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50891\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50891\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phonegame.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phonegame.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phonegame-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-term memory is limited and can only hold information the size of a phone number at any one time. from shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fostering problem-solving can be done through guided inquiry-oriented learning. Here the teacher may assign a more open-ended or complex task students complete on their own using, or inferring from, the information and skill they gained in the explicit instructional phase. It is \u201cguided\u201d because the teacher still has a role in monitoring progress and assisting as appropriate.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is load reduction instruction?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Load reduction instruction aims to integrate explicit instruction and guided inquiry with the following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/334756895_Load_reduction_instruction_Sequencing_explicit_instruction_and_guided_discovery_to_enhance_students%27_motivation_engagement_learning_and_achievement\">five principles<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>make tasks simple enough to suit the students\u2019 existing knowledge or skill level at the start of the learning process. The teacher could do some pre-testing to understand what the students already know and then present information and tasks at a level of difficulty that matches the students\u2019 ability<\/li>\n<li>instructional support from the teacher through the task. The teacher could provide a task for students to do in steps and work closely with them through each one<\/li>\n<li>structured practice and repetition. After working through a task with students, the teacher could give similar tasks where students can practise what they know or can do<\/li>\n<li>feed-back and feed-forward. The teacher could provide corrective information (if correction is needed) and specific suggestions for the student to apply or to improve on the next task<\/li>\n<li>guided independent practice, problem-solving and inquiry-oriented learning. The teacher could provide a more complex task students do on their own and that may involve more than one path to a solution or more than one solution. The teacher\u2019s guidance is minimal (such as reminding students of the likely steps involved or providing some hints when students get stuck), but always available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The first four principles may be considered the \u201cback-to-basics\u201d parts of load reduction instruction and rely on the more traditional explicit approaches. Then, as core skill and knowledge develop, the fifth principle is emphasised: problem-solving.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How we know it works<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We have conducted two studies exploring load reduction instruction in class. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0742051X17315172\">first study<\/a>\u00a0involved 393 high school students in 40 maths classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Students rated their maths teacher on five aspects of each of the five principles described above.<\/p>\n<p>Students also reported on their own motivation and engagement in maths, their academic buoyancy in maths (how well they bounce back from academic setback), and their maths achievement. We found the more the teacher was reported to implement load reduction instruction, the higher their students\u2019 levels of motivation, engagement, academic buoyancy and achievement.<\/p>\n<p>In a second study (currently under peer review), students from more than 150 science classrooms rated their science teacher using the five principles. Students also rated their own engagement in science (how much they enjoyed and participated in class) and completed a brief science test.<\/p>\n<p>Our analyses revealed students who were taught using load reduction principles had higher levels of engagement in science and higher levels of science achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-basics and problem-solving should go hand in hand. The success of one is inextricably tied to the success of the other. But the order in which things are done is critical. Explicit instruction must first be used to ease the load on students as they learn the basics. Then, when some expertise has developed, students move to guided inquiry to nurture their problem-solving capacity.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Andrew J. 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Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan declared Australian education needed to go \u201cback-to-basics\u201d while influential commentators pointed out PISA tests are focused [&hellip;]\n&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/kids-learn-best-when-you-add-a-problem-solving-boost-to-back-to-basics-instruction\/\" class=\"more\">learn more&rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":50890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15645],"tags":[350688],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-50889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-load-reduction-instruction"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to \u2018back-to-basics\u2019 instruction - World leading higher education information and services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/kids-learn-best-when-you-add-a-problem-solving-boost-to-back-to-basics-instruction\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to \u2018back-to-basics\u2019 instruction - World leading higher education information and services\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last year there was substantial hand-wringing over\u00a0Australia\u2019s declining results\u00a0in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. 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