We hope you're enjoying this holiday season, whether you're celebrating a holiday, the end of the year, or just time away from the typical grind. We're taking a break to spend some time with family and friends. Our next blog post will be on January 9th!
To researchers and educators in the fields of cognitive and educational psychology, it’s common knowledge that self-testing, distributed practice, and elaborative interrogation are some of the most useful study strategies insofar as they better promote retention of information…
Most people have heard of “learning styles” -- the idea that people learn better when presented with information in a particular modality, such as visual, auditory, or kinesthetic… In 2017, cognitive psychologist Paul Kirschner published an article entitled “Stop propagating the learning styles myth.”
If you read our blog often, you are familiar with the six strategies for effective learning. We have a number of resources already, but this guide provides a brief explanation of each strategy and compiles a set of links on the website all in one place. So, if you’re wanting a single reference or to share…
These days we are all extremely busy! So, we’ll keep it brief. Check out these resources to help you manage your workflow and stay productive. Since we know you’re busy, we’ll keep the descriptions to a minimum today and let the descriptive titles speak for themselves!
Despite its importance to students and teachers alike, engagement is a tricky concept to define… how can you tell if someone is engaged in learning? And do interest and attention lead to better learning?
