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Jun 12

Jun 12 GUEST POST: Learning Styles - A Detriment to Effective Student Learning

For Teachers, For Parents, For Students, Guest Posts

The concept that each of us has a primary method of learning or “learning style” dates back to the mid-20th century, but became popular in the 1970’s. Since then, many frameworks have emerged and become extremely prevalent in education.

Jun 7

Jun 7 The Art and Science of Memory Part 1

Althea Need Kaminske

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents, For Students

When I’ve given lectures and workshops on learning and memory to my colleagues I’ve been accused of focusing too much on how learning works in the Sciences and not enough on how learning works in the Arts.

Jun 3

Jun 3 Weekly Digest #111: Nutrition and the Brain

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Digests

We have published digests on the importance of exercise and sleep, but we have never compiled a digest on the importance of good nutrition for learning. In today's digest, we compile 3 blog posts, a podcast, and an interactive lesson on nutrition and the brain.

May 31

May 31 The Benefits of Longhand Notetaking Versus Slide Annotations

Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students

From own experience as a lecturer and sitting in student-staff-forum meetings where students report what is going well and what needs to be improved, I know that there is one topic that comes to haunt us in every meeting: Provision of lecture slides before the lecture…

May 29

May 29 GUEST POST: How Do I Start to Think about Graduate School?!?

Learning Scientists

For Students, Guest Posts

Applying for graduate school can be an intimidating experience for anyone, especially if you don’t know what to expect. As someone who recently went through the process (and was accepted into a clinical mental health counseling program!), I am excited to share …

May 28

May 28 Weekly Digest #110: Creativity in Unlikely Places

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Digests

Ideas related to creativity pop up throughout this blog: we discuss how retrieval practice and spacing can actually increase creativity; how creative problem solving can benefit from sleep, and how to develop creative critical thinking skills.