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Jun 28

Jun 28 GUEST POST: Developing Expertise In Our Students Through Optimal Learning [VIDEO]

In this recorded lecture, Asher takes us through some key concepts from cognitive psychology and how they apply directly to education. Below Asher has broken down the lecture into segments, so that you can skip right to the topic(s) you’re most interested ...

Jun 26

Jun 26 Weekly Digest #16: On The Importance of Taking Breaks

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Researchers, Digests

The three of us learning scientists recently had a conversation about the summer and how much work academics and teachers should do over breaks. Sure, classes stop over the summer (or at least slow down for those of us in a college setting), but there’s ...

Jun 23

Jun 23 Learn how to Study Using... Retrieval Practice

Megan Sumeracki

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

The purpose of today’s post is to give students a resource to help them take charge of their own learning. We’re going to do a series of these over the next few weeks; today’s post is about retrieval practice – a useful method for studying any material ...

Jun 21

Jun 21 GUEST POST: Framing Effects in the Classroom - What can Teachers Learn from Politicians?

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Parents

Throughout George W. Bush’s presidency, I read pretty well everything I could get my hands on in an attempt to understand why the American electorate was buying into his rhetoric. The element of the Bush administration I became most fascinated with ...

Jun 19

Jun 19 Weekly Digest #15: Working Out What Works - Highlights From researchED Maths & Science

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Researchers, Digests

One of us recently had the lucky opportunity to attend and present at a researchED conference – one of a series of conferences put on by a very engaged grassroots teacher organization. While Tom Bennett collects blogs and presentation slides to ...

Jun 17

Jun 17 A Student's Journey Through Learning: How Can Cognitive Psychologists Help?

Yana Weinstein

For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

Last week, I gave a talk at researchED Math & Science at Oxford University. I have never been to a conference where the attendees seemed so genuinely excited! The place was buzzing as we prepared for the opening speech. ...