The Learning Hub Blog

When David Ausubel described obliterative subsumption, he reframed forgetting as something other than failure. According to his theory of meaningful learning, new knowledge doesn’t float around in iso...

“Most of what we learn meaningfully is not lost but transformed.” — David P. Ausubel, The Psychology of Meaningful Verbal Learning (1963)

When David Ausubel introduced his theory of meaningful ve...

Let’s say the quiet part out loud: a proficiency scale isn’t just a scoring tool. It’s the blueprint for how we design instruction and assessments that let us certify learning at specific levels. When...

A proficiency scale is often wrongfully considered a tool to help change grading practices. This might be because they are often considered a necessity for implementing standards-based grading practic...

“Classroom assessment [is] anything a teacher does to gather information about a student’s knowledge or skill regarding a specific topic,” Marzano, R. (2010)

In competency-based education (CBE), asse...

In this video blog post, Ashley and Bill discuss the power of the Marzano Academies Lab school. 

Thanks to the book, Marzano Mastery Approaches, available through Marzano Resources (link), we know th...

We’ve all been there—endless stacks of print materials, a library of online courses, and a calendar full of district PD offerings. It’s a lot. And while each resource has value, figuring out where to ...

Andragogy. Not a term one hears on a daily basis, but it’s gaining traction in the world of education. Andragogy, introduced by Malcolm Knowles in the 1960s, can be defined as the method and practice ...