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Prior Knowledge: Building the Right Floor [Updated]

Researchers can demonstrate that some core knowledge is essential for students to start learning about a topic. Teachers can use that guidance to improve learning for all students. Continue reading

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Game on? Brain On!: The Surprising Relationship between Play and...

Game on? Brain On!: The Surprising Relationship between Play and Gray (Matter)  is an affectionate,…

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Assembling the Big Classroom Picture

The last 20 years have brought about powerful new ways to think about teaching and…

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Retrieval Practice and Metacognition: What and How Do Students Think...

Ask almost anyone in Learning and the Brain world, they’ll tell you: retrieval practice benefits students….

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“Kids These Days!”: A (Partial) Defense of Ignorance and Distractibility

You’ve seen the videos. An earnest reporter wielding a microphone accosts a college student and…

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When Evidence Conflicts with Teachers’ Experience

Here’s an interesting question: do students — on average — benefit when they repeat a grade?…

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“Soft” vs. “Hard” Skills: Which Create a Stronger Foundation?

As teachers, should we focus on our students’ understanding of course content, or on our…

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I’m Not Excited, YOU’RE Excited (OK: I’m Excited)

I’ve been going to Learning and the Brain conferences since 2008, so it takes a…

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Teachers vs Tech?: The Case for an Ed Tech Revolution...

The dramatically increased reliance on technology to support students’ learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has…

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Does MOVEMENT Help LEARNING?

In the exaggerated stereotype of an obsessively traditional classroom, students sit perfectly silent and perfectly…