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Monthly Archives: November 2017

Finding Meaning in Visuals
When you open your eyes, where do they focus? Presumably, your eyes automatically turn to…

The Dangers of Weird Neuroscience
How do psychologists know what they know about human mental processes? Quite often, they run…

Does project-based learning work?
The answer to the titular question depends on a) your definition of “project-based learning,” and b) your…

Cell Phones and Boundaries
Regular readers of this blog—and, people who have even a glimpse of common sense—already know…

Meet the Speakers: Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal
Editor’s note: Dr. Agarwal will be speaking at next week’s Learning and the Brain conference….

Multiple-Choice Tests Are A) Good or B) Bad
Teachers hate (and love) multiple-choice tests. On the one hand, they seem dreadfully reductive. On…