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Interrupting Skilled Students
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's a sentence that won't surprise you: practice typically makes...

A Tale of Two Analyses
Lindsay Clements
Lindsay Clements

For researchers and research-readers alike, the data analysis portion of...

Dangerous Authenticity?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's an odd question: is it ever a bad idea...

Regions or Networks, Take 2
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Just yesterday, I posted some thoughts about "thinking both-ily"; that...

Brain Regions or Brain Networks?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's an odd brain theory to start off your day:...

Video Games and Empathy
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Do violent video games reduce empathy? If people spend lots...

This is Your Chess on Ritalin
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In movies and on television, chess skill symbolizes "pure intelligence."...

True or False: Fidget Spinners Benefit Students with ADHD?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The Learning Scientists are on the case...

Montessori: The New Science behind the Century-Old Methodology (part II)
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

“Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis...

Out with the Old…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Articles about learning styles theory--including my own--typically focus on debunking...

Memorable Beauty?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at Psychology Today, Nate Kornell speculates about the potential...

The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads by Daniel Willingham
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Reading is a complex cognitive task. How is it that...

Lightening the Cognitive Load
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

How should we manage working memory limitations in the classroom?...

(Mis)Understanding Educational Stats
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at The Anova, Freddie deBoer has a knack for...

Montessori: The New Science behind a Century-Old Methodology (part I)
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

Maria Montessori described observing children in a traditional classroom as...

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