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Conflicting Advice: What to Do When Cognitive Science Strategies Clash?

Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of certainty. “Why do you run…



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Does Online Learning Work? Framing the Debate to Come…

I first published this blog post back in January. I’ve been seeing more and more…



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Putting It All Together: “4C/ID”

We’ve got good news and bad news. Good news: we’ve got SO MUCH research about…



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How to Capture Students’ Attention for Online Readings (tl;dr)

When do students focus while reading online? When do they lose focus and let their minds…



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When Do We Trust the Experts? When They Don’t Trust...

Back in 2010, three scholars published a widely-discussed paper on “Power Poses.” The headlines: when…



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Beyond Slogans and Posters: The Science of Student Motivation

In many cases, cognitive science offers clear teaching advice. You’re curious about working memory? We’ve…



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Does Chewing Gum Improve Memory and Learning?

I recently read a striking Twitter claim from a well-known teacher: chewing gum helps memory…



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Jerome Kagan: A Teacher’s Appreciation

A guest post, by Rob McEntarffer   I didn’t get to learn about Jerome Kagan (1929-2021)…



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Let’s Talk! How Teachers & Researchers Can Think and Work...

Once you say it out loud, it’s so obvious: Teachers benefit from learning about psychology…



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A Beacon in the Mindset Wilderness

For a few years now, I’ve been in the Mindset wilderness. Three years ago, I…



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