How Students Learn

To Improve Student Learning, We Must Understand How Students Learn.

In the wilderness of educational practices, programs, and interventions, ranging from charter schools, to phonics instruction, to peer instruction, one practice has been shown, time and time again, to greatly improve student learning: feedback. It is one the most researched and documented ways of how students learn. In this white paper, we review the educational research literature about how students learn through feedback and how educational assessment technology can be an effective tool for teachers to improve feedback and consequently improve student learning.

Download this white paper by Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong to learn more about how feedback is an integral part of learning and instruction: How Students Learn Updated March 2020

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