Learning Scientists Blog — The Learning Scientists

Jul 25

Jul 25 GUEST POST: Acing my Dressage Test: Cognitive Psychology at the Barn

For Researchers, For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, Guest Posts

When I’m not busy being a professor, I can be found at the barn with my nine year old Thoroughbred horse (Chance). Chance was bred to be a racehorse but he was too slow, so he opted for a career change.

Jul 15

Jul 15 Weekly Digest #117: The Relationship between Mental Health and Cognition

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Students, For Teachers, Digests

With the recent rise in mental health issues in young people (and academics), the manner in which those mental health issues affects cognitive performance becomes a serious consideration for those in education.

Jul 5

Jul 5 Optimizing Your Learning Schedule

Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students

One of the most effective learning strategies is spaced practice – the distribution of study time across multiple smaller study sessions. This learning strategy dates back to Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885 who conducted the first systematic investigations of spaced practice with himself as a participant…

Jun 27

Jun 27 GUEST POST: The Mythical Land of Psychological Types and Its Impact on Education

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers

Since writing my previous guest post on the negative impact learning style theories have on effective student learning, I have been fixated on the many learning myths and misconceptions that seem endemic in education.

Jun 24

Jun 24 Weekly Digest #114: Productivity

Learning Scientists

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

The research on productivity shows that we tend to be more productive when we are happier, take breaks, and take advantage of vacations!

Jun 22

Jun 22 Learning Strategies Promoted by Academic Support Centers

Yana Weinstein

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, For Researchers

Did you know we had a Learning Scientists Q&A group on Facebook? Members of this group are teachers, parents, students, and others interested in education from all over the world.