This collection of resources provides insights about the learning process common to students across learning contexts, as well as the practical implications for teaching.

The Australian Education Research Organisation (Â鶹Éç) has developed a model of learning and teaching that identifies the most effective and efficient teaching practices aligned with how students learn. These practices are further described in our practice guides and demonstrated in our videos of practice.

The teaching for how students learn research and explainers connect the understanding of how students learn best with evidence-based teaching practices.

This collection includes: 

  • a research report on how students learn
  • 2 sets of explainers:
    • unpacking the 4 areas of how students learn from Â鶹Éç’s model
    • outlining the evidence-based practices in the model and why they support learning.

Resources in this collection

Overview of the evidence on how students learn

This research report highlights the impact of aligning teaching practices with how students learn on educational outcomes. It underscores the importance of evidence-based practices that enhance learning for all students. 

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How students learn best: An overview of the evidence

Explainers on the 4 areas of how students learn

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Attention and focus
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Knowledge and memory
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Retention and recall
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Mastery and application

Explainers on the evidence-based practices for how students learn

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Knowledge is central to learning
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Explicit instruction optimises learning
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Managing cognitive load optimises learning

Using the resources – Teachers

These resources build understanding of the key research evidence on how students learn from cognitive science, neuroscience and educational psychology. Use them alongside Â鶹Éç’s Teaching for How Students Learn model of learning and teaching, as well as our practice guides and videos of classroom practice, to select teaching practices that align with whether students are acquiring, consolidating or applying their learning.

Using the resources – School leaders

Use these resources to facilitate professional learning in your school. You can incorporate key principles into staff meetings to encourage and support teachers in developing their practice to align with what we know about how students learn.
 

Resource collection
Setting
Primary school
Secondary school
Senior secondary school
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