Carl Hendrick
@carlhendrick.substack.com
Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
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Despite daily use of high quality comprehension curricula across four leading US districts, two thirds of observed lessons facilitated only surface level understanding of texts rather than the robust comprehension these materials were designed to support. sri.com/publication/...
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Despite daily use of high quality comprehension curricula across four leading US districts, two thirds of observed lessons facilitated only surface level understanding of texts rather than the robust comprehension these materials were designed to support. sri.com/publication/...
Who are we talking about?
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Who are we talking about?
Make United Great Again
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Make United Great Again
Are funny teachers more effective?
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Are funny teachers more effective?
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
Why do students keep using study strategies that don't work? (even when they know they don't.) A big takeaway from this study for me is the claim that if classrooms cue weak strategies, students will keep using them.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Why do students keep using study strategies that don't work? (even when they know they don't.) A big takeaway from this study for me is the claim that if classrooms cue weak strategies, students will keep using them.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I started a Substack in February and have been surprised and humbled in equal measure at the response. Here are the most read posts this year. Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-learni...
December 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I started a Substack in February and have been surprised and humbled in equal measure at the response. Here are the most read posts this year. Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-learni...
Joy to the world ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Joy to the world ❤️
Why Most Education Apps Fail carlhendrick.substack.com/p/why-most-e...
December 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Why Most Education Apps Fail carlhendrick.substack.com/p/why-most-e...
Short clip of me talking about memory and retrieval for the Victorian dept of education in Australia earlier this year. Part of the VTLM 2.0 Evidence to action series. arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Short clip of me talking about memory and retrieval for the Victorian dept of education in Australia earlier this year. Part of the VTLM 2.0 Evidence to action series. arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sit...
In 1849, Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death and lined up to be shot. At the very last second, his sentence was commuted. He went back to his cell and wrote a letter to his brother that's one of the most powerful things I've ever read. A powerful reminder to stop sleepwalking through life.
December 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In 1849, Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death and lined up to be shot. At the very last second, his sentence was commuted. He went back to his cell and wrote a letter to his brother that's one of the most powerful things I've ever read. A powerful reminder to stop sleepwalking through life.
Retrieval practice is a powerful tool but it's often used in ways that are not supported by the evidence. Here are five principles to think about when trying to avoid lethal mutations and apply it more effectively. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Retrieval practice is a powerful tool but it's often used in ways that are not supported by the evidence. Here are five principles to think about when trying to avoid lethal mutations and apply it more effectively. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
The Research Brief: What's New in Learning Science - December 2025 open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The Research Brief: What's New in Learning Science - December 2025 open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.
New study on motivation: classrooms where mastery goals are normal seem to produce students whose perseverance grows instead of fading. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
New study on motivation: classrooms where mastery goals are normal seem to produce students whose perseverance grows instead of fading. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why a generation of kids are learning to read everything except books. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-defence...
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Why a generation of kids are learning to read everything except books. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-defence...
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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akal.com/libro/como-s...
@paulkirschner.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @akaleditor.bsky.social
akal.com/libro/como-s...
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
akal.com/libro/como-s...
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...
▶️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-resear...
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...