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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Are “Retrieval Practice” and “Spacing” Equally Important? [Updated]
A recent study with college precalculus students helps us understand: is retrieval practice more important than spacing? Continue reading
How to Help Struggling Readers?
A surprisingly simple reading strategy produces remarkable benefits for struggling readers. Continue reading
Revisiting Our San Francisco Conference
I had planned to write a post describing our most recent conference, last weekend in…
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Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and...
Letting go of the concern “am I good enough” and reducing self-focused thoughts are critical…
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Sharing the Learning and the Brain Experience with Colleagues
A handy new document helps teachers understand and apply cognitive science in the classroom. Continue reading
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“The” Effect of “Exercise” on “the Brain”
A month ago, I wrote about a Twitter feud focusing on exercise during learning. When…
Welcome to San Francisco!
We can’t wait to see you at our conference this weekend: Educating Anxious Brains. Various…
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Interested in Action Research? Try This Instead
We don’t do a lot of cross posting here at Learning and the Brain. I…
How Does Self-Control Really Work? Introducing a Debate
You’d like to know how researchers think about self-control, but don’t know where to begin? Begin here… Continue reading
A Fresh Approach to Evaluating Working Memory Training
A new method for evaluating working memory training raises an intriguing possibility: despite all our skepticism, might that training work after all? Continue reading