Whether you are a student in a foreign language course, an international student in a new country, or using an App to learn a new language for fun, language learning is a daunting task. Language learners are faced with memorizing vocabulary...
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Predicting Performance Improves Learning
Metacognition refers to the concept of “knowing what you know.” It involves the ability to make accurate predictions about how well you will be able to then retrieve information later on. The ability to make those predictions is very important.
Weekly Digest #93: Exercise and Learning 2.0
For Weekly Digest #31, we pulled together 5 resources on exercise and learning. But, there are TONS of resources out there about exercise and learning. Plus, in January we know a lot of people are thinking about good habits for 2018, and many may ...
A Note from the Learning Scientists: Today’s guest post is a little bit different from those we normally publish; that is it’s not directly related to classroom learning. This post discusses the fact that our memories are not like tape recorders. Instead, our memory is reconstructive.
Weekly Digest #92: Returning to School and Work After the Break
The new year has started and probably most of you have returned to work and/or school by now – or will do so soon. It turns out that returning to the previous work/study routine is surprisingly difficult. Before the winter break everyone is extremely busy, then...
How to Make the Most of learningscientists.org as a Student
It’s a new year and a new semester. Many of us are able to start fresh – or at least a little fresher than when we’re in the middle of a semester! – and we’re looking ahead to make changes. I have made some personal goals to stay on top of grading, keep my office organized, and ...