When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction—a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically—is more effective than self-discovery through reading.
Reading aloud or acting something out can help us remember new information, but those strategies may not always be practical or appropriate for the setting. When those strategies fall short, you might want to try
Researchers hope some new findings may eventually generate guidelines to help teachers optimally design classrooms.
A scientific report emphasizes the importance of teaching phonics in establishing fundamental reading skills in early childhood.
A roundup of the research evaluating five popular study strategies suggests that many students are missing two of the most powerful approaches to learning.
Healthy adults who learn information more quickly than their peers also have better long-term retention for the material despite spending less time studying it, a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the
The second language learning literature emphasizes comprehension for language learning, but memory research suggests that producing the language is just as important for learning.
To avoid overestimating your abilities, reflect on past learning rather than trying to guess how you’ll perform in the future.
College students who reflected about how to best use classroom resources had higher final grades relative to their peers.
There is little scientific evidence to suggest that speed reading offers a shortcut to understanding lots of text.
A comprehensive research report provides an evidence-based guide that parents, educators, and app designers alike can use to evaluate the quality of so-called “educational” apps.
College students who underwent mindfulness training showed improved working memory and verbal reasoning scores.
Data suggest that taking notes by hand beats typing notes on a laptop for remembering conceptual information over time.
Sleeping between study sessions may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you forgot, with lasting results.
Students who surfed the web in a college course had lower scores on the final exam than did those who didn’t go online.
Multitasking impaired students' overall memory but not their ability to identify and remember the most important material.
Research shows how math anxiety impacts students and suggests interventions to buffer these negative effects.
Research suggests that restudying material can be a useful learning strategy, especially if that restudying is spaced out in time.
How we feel when encountering information that we're trying to learn biases our ability to predict what we'll remember.
