Great Ideas from the Brain Sciences: How Attention Defines Learning By: Mirela C. C. Ramacciotti In a previous article in this series on memory and retention, we saw how remembering
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Play: An Underrated Tool of Learning?
Play: An Underrated Tool of Learning? By: Curtis Kelly Animals play. That is how they learn basic life skills. Dogs chase each other to simulate hunting. Birds play with twigs
The Science Behind Auto-Education
The Science Behind Auto-Education By: Surekha Nagabhushan In 1963, Terrace wrote a paper on errorless learning in which he taught pigeons to peck a red circle as opposed to a
Teaching Students to Adopt Learning Strategies
Teaching Students to Adopt Learning Strategies By: Geoff Richman Some years ago, I read an article in Educational Leadership magazine by Daniel Willingham, a cognitive scientist from the University of
What Even Is Learning?
What Even Is Learning? By: Stephen M. Ryan The Perfect Textbook When I was a young teacher, tasked with teaching English Conversation to classes of 30-40 students, I found the
The Real Bones of Learning
The Real Bones of Learning By: Heather Kretschmer Have you ever told your students to study harder for tests? Start studying sooner? Or perhaps you’ve spent valuable class time on