Learning and the Brain Blog
Colorful diagrams might raise students' interest. What do those diagrams...
In schools, we want students to learn many topics: math,...
We've seen enough research on retrieval practice to know: it...
A surprising research finding to start your week: parachutes don't...
Teachers have long gotten guidance that we should make our...
With the school year starting in just a couple of...
When Daniel Willingham wrote Why Don't Students Like School, he accomplished...
Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of...
I first published this blog post back in January. I've...
We've got good news and bad news. Good news: we've...
Even before the increase in mental health challenges caused by...
When do students focus while reading online? When do they...
Back in 2010, three scholars published a widely-discussed paper on...
In many cases, cognitive science offers clear teaching advice. You're...
I recently read a striking Twitter claim from a well-known...