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“No Cameras Allowed:” Does Taking Pictures During Lectures Benefit Learning?
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It’s Funny (but It’s Not): Our Instincts about Learning are...
Every now and then, research is just plain funny. Here’s the story: If you’ve spent…
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Behind their Screens What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are...
So, you think you know what effect social media has on teens? There is one…
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Test Anxiety: How and When Does It Harm Students?
When our students learn, we naturally want them to show us what they’ve learned. Most schools…
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Does Mindfulness Help? A Blockbuster New Study
Few ideas in education sound better than mindfulness. If mindfulness programs work as intended, teachers…
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The Unexpected Problem with Learning Styles Theory
I recently read a much-liked Twitter post that said (I’m paraphrasing here): If you try…
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Marshmallows and Beyond: Cultural Influences on Self-Regulation
Few psychology studies have created a bigger stir than Walter Mishel’s research into marshmallows. Okay,…
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From Stressed to Resilient by Deborah Gilboa
Our lives are filled with change and all change is stressful whether that change is…
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Translating Research to the Classroom: the Case of Discovery Learning
Here at Learning and the Brain, we want teachers and students to benefit from research….
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Have You Heard of…”Prospective Memory”? What It Is, Why Teachers...
Most of the time, we remember things experienced in the past: My most recent birthday A…