Carl Hendrick
@carlhendrick.substack.com
Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
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I don't like The Traitors.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I don't like The Traitors.
Are we approaching a Turing Test for Teaching? A deep dive into the evidence on AI tutoring. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-algori...
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Are we approaching a Turing Test for Teaching? A deep dive into the evidence on AI tutoring. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-algori...
Really pleased that the Spanish version of 'How Learning Happens' is finally coming out.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Really pleased that the Spanish version of 'How Learning Happens' is finally coming out.
@paulkirschner.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @akaleditor.bsky.social
akal.com/libro/como-s...
@paulkirschner.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @akaleditor.bsky.social
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What's new in the science of learning? New research on reading instruction, retrieval practice, feedback, fluency, and the limits of social-emotional learning.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
What's new in the science of learning? New research on reading instruction, retrieval practice, feedback, fluency, and the limits of social-emotional learning.
▶️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
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Responsive teaching: 7 guiding principles arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Responsive teaching: 7 guiding principles arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
The most influential study on scaffolding timing just failed replication. My latest on why this matters and what the evidence actually shows. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The most influential study on scaffolding timing just failed replication. My latest on why this matters and what the evidence actually shows. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
Re-reading this classic paper and reminded again that vocabulary teaching that ignores semantic networks is basically just busywork; words must be taught in families and fields to exploit the power of 'spreading activation'.
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Re-reading this classic paper and reminded again that vocabulary teaching that ignores semantic networks is basically just busywork; words must be taught in families and fields to exploit the power of 'spreading activation'.
Responsive teaching: 7 guiding principles arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Responsive teaching: 7 guiding principles arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
Systematic review on Maths anxiety show what most teachers already know: being better at a thing makes you less anxious about the thing.
Forget about breathing exercises or mindfulness; confidence follows accuracy, not the other way round.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Forget about breathing exercises or mindfulness; confidence follows accuracy, not the other way round.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Systematic review on Maths anxiety show what most teachers already know: being better at a thing makes you less anxious about the thing.
Forget about breathing exercises or mindfulness; confidence follows accuracy, not the other way round.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Forget about breathing exercises or mindfulness; confidence follows accuracy, not the other way round.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Comfortable Fictions: The Myth of Multiple Intelligences carlhendrick.substack.com/p/comfortabl...
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Comfortable Fictions: The Myth of Multiple Intelligences carlhendrick.substack.com/p/comfortabl...
The Innovation Illusion: Most of what’s worth knowing in education isn’t new, and most of what’s new isn’t worth knowing.
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Innovation Illusion: Most of what’s worth knowing in education isn’t new, and most of what’s new isn’t worth knowing.
This passage from Skinner reminds of that old joke about the behaviourist who, after every romantic liaison, turns to their partner and says, "That was great for you, how was it for me?"
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This passage from Skinner reminds of that old joke about the behaviourist who, after every romantic liaison, turns to their partner and says, "That was great for you, how was it for me?"
This month in the science of learning... carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
October 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This month in the science of learning... carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
We really could do with a proper science of implementation in education: millions spent identifying ‘what works’, but little spent on how to make it work.
This paper from Fixsen is good: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39478746/
This paper from Fixsen is good: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39478746/
October 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
We really could do with a proper science of implementation in education: millions spent identifying ‘what works’, but little spent on how to make it work.
This paper from Fixsen is good: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39478746/
This paper from Fixsen is good: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39478746/
What's new in the science of learning?
Your monthly round-up with new studies on retrieval practice, explicit instruction, interleaving, sleep, erroneous examples, AI, worked examples, print vs digital, adaptive learning.
👉 carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
Your monthly round-up with new studies on retrieval practice, explicit instruction, interleaving, sleep, erroneous examples, AI, worked examples, print vs digital, adaptive learning.
👉 carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
September 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What's new in the science of learning?
Your monthly round-up with new studies on retrieval practice, explicit instruction, interleaving, sleep, erroneous examples, AI, worked examples, print vs digital, adaptive learning.
👉 carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
Your monthly round-up with new studies on retrieval practice, explicit instruction, interleaving, sleep, erroneous examples, AI, worked examples, print vs digital, adaptive learning.
👉 carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
"You want a perfect example of a post-literate moment? Ponder the UN speech by President Trump this week." substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"You want a perfect example of a post-literate moment? Ponder the UN speech by President Trump this week." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Is a Noisy Classroom a Thinking Classroom? open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
September 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Is a Noisy Classroom a Thinking Classroom? open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
September 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A big reason we're seeing the problems we are today with reading and mental health can be explained by the fact that most 10-year-olds now own a smartphone.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A big reason we're seeing the problems we are today with reading and mental health can be explained by the fact that most 10-year-olds now own a smartphone.
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
New study: Retrieval practice doesn’t just boost memory, it helps learners notice when knowledge matters, making transfer more likely.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New study: Retrieval practice doesn’t just boost memory, it helps learners notice when knowledge matters, making transfer more likely.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Careless communication lets kids ‘get it right’ today but fail tomorrow. Faultless communication makes sure success today transfers into long-term success.
September 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Careless communication lets kids ‘get it right’ today but fail tomorrow. Faultless communication makes sure success today transfers into long-term success.
My jam is instructional design book covers from the 80s 😍
September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My jam is instructional design book covers from the 80s 😍
'Theory of Instruction' is a book that every educator should read. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/10-rules-f...
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
'Theory of Instruction' is a book that every educator should read. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/10-rules-f...
