Among the creative and maddening reasons kids come up with for not studying, one familiar one might be worth addressing: They don’t know how. Researchers and experienced educators have found that often students don’t have good study habits and skills, or that they rely on strategies that don’t work, frequently More
Psychologists are in the midst of an ongoing, difficult reckoning. Many believe that their field is experiencing a “reproducibility crisis,” because they’ve tried and failed to repeat experiments done by their peers. Even classic results—the stuff of textbooks and TED talks—have proven surprisingly hard to replicate, perhaps because they’re the More
Research published in APS journals shows some of the strategies and traits associated with student success. More
To avoid overestimating your abilities, reflect on past learning rather than trying to guess how you’ll perform in the future. More
Study tips abound, but which ones actually work? Researchers translate the evidence into useful strategies for students. More
Multitasking impaired students’ overall memory but not their ability to identify and remember the most important material. More
