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Oct 13

Oct 13 Do Study Strategy Interventions Work?

For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

As many of you know, we’ve been busy creating materials to teach students how to study effectively: there are presentations that teachers can show in class, posters that can be hung around the classroom, bookmarks and stickers to remind ...

Oct 11

Oct 11 GUEST POST: Engineering a Better Engineering Student

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers

We all have a dream job. When I was growing up, mine was private investigator. I wanted to solve mysteries, like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon. I sort of got my wish. I ended up being a cognitive psychologist – a learning scientist, specifically. As a scientist, I still get to solve mysteries (or try to, at least). But not everyone is so fortunate. For example ...

Oct 9

Oct 9 Weekly Digest #30: Learning and Attention

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Students, For Researchers, For Parents, Digests

Oct 6

Oct 6 Talking to Teachers and Students about Strategies for Effective Learning

Cindy Nebel

For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

Since we released our materials on six effective learning strategies from cognitive science*, we have each been trying to tell as many people as possible that these materials exist, in the hopes that teachers and students could benefit from using them. We have ...

Oct 4

Oct 4 GUEST BLOG: "School of the Future" -- How Are Schools Evolving?

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents

Inequity is rampant in America, with children in low-income households starting at a disadvantage and falling further behind throughout their schooling. Nova’s School of the Future Segment highlights how research and technology can help ...

Oct 2

Oct 2 Weekly Digest #29: Why do You Procrastinate, and What Can You do About it?

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Students, For Researchers, For Parents, Digests

One of us (Yana) was asked by an undergraduate student to participate in an expert interview on procrastination for their College Writing class. Not being an actual expert on this – unless you count personal experience! – I had to quickly read up on the science ...