AdobeStock_106580650_Credit

Finding Meaning in Visuals

When you open your eyes, where do they focus? Presumably, your eyes automatically turn to…

AdobeStock_86304839_Credit

The Dangers of Weird Neuroscience

How do psychologists know what they know about human mental processes? Quite often, they run…

AdobeStock_111982420_Credit

Does project-based learning work?

The answer to the titular question depends on a) your definition of “project-based learning,” and b) your…

AdobeStock_151049690_Credit

Cell Phones and Boundaries

Regular readers of this blog—and, people who have even a glimpse of common sense—already know…

Agarwal_Headshot

Meet the Speakers: Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal

Editor’s note: Dr. Agarwal will be speaking at next week’s Learning and the Brain conference….

AdobeStock_130821110_Credit

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…

The Pro-Homework Argument

The Effortful Educator, an 11th and 12th grade psychology teacher, outlines the research-based case…

AdobeStock_36204426_Credit

Bright Screens and Sleep

Here’s a handy review of the effects that bright computer and tablet screens have on…

AdobeStock_9411229_Credit

5 Praises a Day

Back in May, a brief flurry of articles rose up (here, here, and here) around…

Working Memory Cheat Sheet

I write a lot about working memory on this blog. If you’d like a quick…