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“If I Want My Students to Learn Math, Should I...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: October 6, 2020

We all agree, I suspect, that students should learn math. And reading. They should learn…

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How Psychologists and Teachers Can Talk about Research Most Wisely

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 29, 2020

Dr. Neil Lewis thinks a lot about science communication: in fact, his appointment at Cornell is…

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Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World...

Rebecca Gotlieb
by: Rebecca Gotlieb
Posted on: September 22, 2020

How do we balance our social, collectivist nature with our individualistic drives? How do technologies,…

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“Before You Change Your Teaching, Change Your Thinking”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 21, 2020

When I attended my first Learning and the Brain conference, more than a decade ago,…

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“Successive Relearning”: 1 + 1 = +10%

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 15, 2020

We know that “retrieval practice” helps students learn. We know that “spacing” does too. What happens when we combine those techniques? Continue reading →

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The Benefits of “Testing” Depend on the DEFINITION of “Testing.”...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 8, 2020

Should we test our students or not? Researchers can answer that question only by defining “test” very precisely. Happily, we’ve got research on one kind of PRE-test that just might help students learn and understand. Continue reading →

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Can We Improve Our Students’ Executive Function? Will That Help...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 1, 2020

New research suggests that the right kind of Executive Function training just might help struggling readers. Continue reading →

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The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 25, 2020

Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched for and most popular on…

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Laptop Notes or Handwritten Notes? Even the New York Times...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 18, 2020

Which helps students learn more: handwritten notes, or laptop notes? The best-known research on the subject might surprise you… Continue reading →

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Growing Mindsets in Argentina? [Repost]

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 11, 2020

A study with 12th graders in Argentina highlights an important message about Growth Mindset: doing one thing once is unlikely to have much of an effect. Continue reading →