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Monthly Archives: February 2017
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Gender and Competition
According to new research, a key difference might be the choice of opponent. Whereas men typically prefer…
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Motivation Revolution?
Here’s the magic question: how can teachers help motivate students? After all, most of our…
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The Routine Advantage
Following up on Rina Deshpande’s post looking at the benefits of cognitive routines, here’s a…
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Share Your LEARNING AND THE BRAIN Stories
Now that you’ve been to LaTB, we’d love to hear your story. What did you…
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A Fresh Desirable Difficulty?
Robert Bjork and Elizabeth Ligon Bjork have argued that the right kind of difficulty can…
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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to...
Imagine your son leaving for school with his homework forgotten on the kitchen table or…
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Ability Grouping: The Debate Continues
A recent meta-analysis of 100 years of research (you read that right — 100 years)…
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When Does an Adolescent Become an Adult?
Neuroscientist Leah Somerville wrestles with the question: how can we measure, define, and mark the…