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Putting It All Together: Connecting “Motivation” with “Teaching Style”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Researchers tend to focus on particular topics in education. Some...

Overwhelmed Teachers: The Working-Memory Story (Part II) [Updated with Link]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Last week, I offered an unusual take on working memory...

Get It Done by Ayelet Fishbach
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Over the last few months, I have been working with...

Overwhelmed Teachers: The Working-Memory Story
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If I could pick one topic from cognitive science for...

Reframing Motivation: Urgent vs. Interesting
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You are walking through a museum after closing time, peering...

Help Me Understand: Narrative Is Better than Exposition
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I'm straight-up asking for some guidance here. Here's the story......

Feedback Before Grades? Research and Practice…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The plan sounds so simple: Students practice a new skill....

Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less by Ellen Braaten
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

In Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less: How to Rekindle...

Which Is Better: “Desirable Difficulty” or “Productive Struggle”?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The obvious answer to my question is: "what a silly...

“Comprehensive and Manageable”: Walkthrus Has It All
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers who want to rely on cognitive science to improve...

How to Change Students’ Minds? Create Surprise…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Sometimes teaching is challenging. And sometimes, it's REALLY challenging. For...

Guest Post: “My Learning and the Brain Story”
Guest Post

Beth Hawks has taught science for 25 years. She now...

Attention Span by Gloria Mark
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

In our world we now spend over 10 hours a...

Classroom Cognition Explained, or, Dual Coding Just Right
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The Good News: research into cognitive science can be SPECTACULARLY...

An Argument Against “Chunking”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Learning and the Brain exists so that we can talk...

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