Monthly Archives: February 2017

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Gender and Competition

According to new research, a key difference might be the choice of opponent.  Whereas men typically prefer…



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Motivation Revolution?

Here’s the magic question: how can teachers help motivate students? After all, most of our…



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Cool Nerds

If you’re a Learning and the Brain devotee, you may have heard about p-values; you…



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The Routine Advantage

Following up on Rina Deshpande’s post looking at the benefits of cognitive routines, here’s a…



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Share Your LEARNING AND THE BRAIN Stories

Now that you’ve been to LaTB, we’d love to hear your story. What did you…



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A Fresh Desirable Difficulty?

Robert Bjork and Elizabeth Ligon Bjork have argued that the right kind of difficulty can…



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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to...

Imagine your son leaving for school with his homework forgotten on the kitchen table or…



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Ability Grouping: The Debate Continues

A recent meta-analysis of 100 years of research (you read that right — 100 years)…



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When Does an Adolescent Become an Adult?

Neuroscientist Leah Somerville wrestles with the question: how can we measure, define, and mark the…



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Mind Wandering and the Default Mode Network

A clear and thoughtful article from the BBC.



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