Making scientific research on learning more accessible to students, teachers, and other educators.
About Us
We are cognitive psychological scientists interested in research on education. Our main research focus is on the science of learning. (Hence, "The Learning Scientists"!)
We aim to :
Motivate students to study
Increase the use of effective study and teaching strategies that are backed by research
Decrease negative views of testing
This is not a product or a sales pitch - just science!
We are funded by generous organizations and individual patrons. You can click here to see a list of our supporters. If you're interested in becoming a Patron, check out our Patreon page! We have some exclusive content for those who support us and make all of this free content possible.
Interested in how we got started? We wrote about our story in on our “First Birthday” post and another two-part series about teaching the science of learning. While we have changed in a number of ways since we got started, these posts are still fun and informative.
OUR TEAM
The Learning Scientists
Megan Sumeracki, PhD (she/her)
Cindy Nebel, PhD (she/her)
Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, PhD (she/her)
Althea Need Kaminske, PhD (she/her)
Other Collaborators
External Education Experts
Have a question? We can't know everything, but here is a team of experts:
Paul Kirschner, PhD
Educational Psychologist
Instructional Design & Collaborative Learning Expert
Veronica Yan, PhD (she/her)
Cognitive Scientist and Educational Psychology Researcher
Desirable Difficulties and Mindset Expert
Richard Phelps, PhD (he/him)
Founder & Editor, Nonpartisan Education Group
Standardized Testing Expert
Thomas Van Hoof, MD, EdD (he/him)
Educator and Researcher
Health Professions Education Expert
Stacey Finkelstein, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Feedback and Motivation Expert
Former Learning Scientists Team Member
Jude Weinstein Jones, PhD (they/them)
(Formerly Yana Weinstein-Jones, PhD)
Co-founder
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