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Monthly Archives: November 2017
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Finding Meaning in Visuals
When you open your eyes, where do they focus? Presumably, your eyes automatically turn to…
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The Dangers of Weird Neuroscience
How do psychologists know what they know about human mental processes? Quite often, they run…
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Does project-based learning work?
The answer to the titular question depends on a) your definition of “project-based learning,” and b) your…
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Cell Phones and Boundaries
Regular readers of this blog—and, people who have even a glimpse of common sense—already know…
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Meet the Speakers: Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal
Editor’s note: Dr. Agarwal will be speaking at next week’s Learning and the Brain conference….
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Multiple-Choice Tests Are A) Good or B) Bad
Teachers hate (and love) multiple-choice tests. On the one hand, they seem dreadfully reductive. On…