instructional strategies

Top Two Teaching Methods, According to Research

According to The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) (source), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education, the top two methods for instruction are:

  1. Recommendation 5b: Use quizzes to re-expose students to information: PDF

  2. Recommendation 7: Help students build explanations by asking and answering deep questions: PDF

Note: Click on a PDF link to learn how to use each Recommendation in your classroom.

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