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Bilingual Preschoolers and Self-Control
If you can speak two or more languages, you’re likely to have some real advantages…
Beyond Mere “Memory”
Newcomers to the field of psychology and neuroscience often want to learn as much as…
Autonomy and Motivation
Self-determination theory, developed by Edward Deci & Richard Ryan, argues that people are motivated by…
Brain Training and Dementia
When you see claims for an exciting new brain training finding (the headline crows “Dementia…
Welcome to “the Messiness”
In a recent interview on this blog, Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal spoke about the benefits…
The Benefits of Prediction; the Dangers of Vocabulary
What’s the best way to study complex material? Working with Charles Atwood at the University…
Now Even the New York Times Has It Wrong
Here’s a hypothetical situation: Let’s say that psychology researchers clearly demonstrate that retrieval practice helps…
Good News about Concept Mapping
This meta-analysis, which looks at studies including almost 12,000 students, concludes that creating concept maps…
The Benefits of Forgetting
As teachers, we earnestly want our students to REMEMBER what they learned; their habit of FORGETTING…
Neuroplasticity in Rural India
You hear so much about “neuroplasticity” at Learning and the Brain conferences that you already know…