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Pooja K. Agarwal, PhD

Cognitive Scientist; Associate Professor of Psychology, Berklee College of Music; Founder, RetrievalPractice.org; Former K-12 Teacher; Editor, Smart Teaching Stronger Learning (2025); Author, "Retrieval practice: A Power Tool for Lasting Learning (2020, ASCD) and "Retrieval Practice and Bloom's Taxonomy: Do Students Need Fact Knowledge Before Higher Order Learning? (2019, Journal of Educational Psychology); Co-Author, "Retrieval Practice Consistently Benefits Student Learning: A Systematic Review of Applied Research in Schools and Classrooms" (2021, Educational Psychology Review), Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning (2019), and "Benefits From Retrieval Practice Are Greater for Students With Lower Working Memory Capacity" (2017, Memory)

Events

The Science of Learning

Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel or Virtually via Zoom  April 25-27, 2025

Keynote Address I: Powerful Teaching: Practical Tips to Unleash Learning in Your Classroom

Learning How to Learn

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA  November 22-24, 2019

The Science of Engaged Learning

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning

Merging Minds & Technology

Held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA  November 10-12, 2017