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Does Higher Engagement Promote Learning?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Long-time readers know: I thoroughly enjoy research that challenges my...

The Downsides of Desirable Difficulties
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

For several years now, we’ve been talking about the benefits...

Rationality by Steven Pinker
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Over the last couple of years, we have often felt...

Too Good to be True: When Research and Values Collide
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Let's start with some quick opinions: Flipped classrooms... ... can...

New Research: Unrestricted Movement Promotes (Some Kinds of) Creativity
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers like creativity. We want our students to learn what...

The First Three Steps
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Early in January, The Times (of London) quoted author Kate...

A “Noisy” Problem: What If Research Contradicts Students’ Beliefs?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The invaluable Peps Mccrea recently wrote about a vexing problem...

The Goldilocks Map by Andrew Watson
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

The Goldilocks Map: A Classroom Teacher's Quest to Evaluate 'Brain-Based'...

Teaching with Images: Worth the Effort?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

According to Richard Mayer's "multimedia principle," People learn better from...

Let’s Get Practical: How Fast Should Videos Be?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Research often operates at a highly abstract level. Psychologists and...

The Benefits of Direct Instruction: Balancing Theory with Practice
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

When teachers hear that “research shows we should do X,”...

The Best Kind of Practice for Students Depends on the Learning Goal
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In some ways, teaching ought to be straightforward. Teachers introduce...

When Does Technology Distract Students? The Benefits of Research that Contradicts My Beliefs
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I spoke with several hundred students last week about research-based...

Learning Science for Instructional Designers by Clark Quinn
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Learning Science for Instructional Designers: From Cognition to Application is...

Why I Still Love Learning and the Brain Conferences
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I attended my first Learning and the Brain in 2008;...

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