We live in a world full of distractions. I’ve written previously about the benefits of meditation for attentional focus and learning, we’ve provided tips for students on how to ignore irrelevant information while studying, and provided resources for how to reduce mind-wandering. And while it is important that we be able to focus when we need to, I want to reassure all the daydreamers out there that letting your mind wander every now and then can actually be really beneficial.
Imagine you are taking a multiple-choice test with a range of different questions on it. You go from one question to the next and answer them as well as possible. As you answer each question, you may feel more or less confident about whether you answered a question correctly. Now, before submitting your final answers you have two options…
Several studies of undergraduate and graduate students have demonstrated that most tend to gravitate towards using ineffective and passive learning strategies to include re-reading and recopying notes, reading, highlighting and then re-reading the text, re-listening or re-watching lectures and engaging in cramming or blocking of study when they study…
Today’s post features a set of experiments conducted by Catherine Fritz and colleagues (1) with preschool children. We have actually cited this paper a few times on our blog, when we covered why the spacing effect has failed to make it into mainstream practice (Part 1, Part 2), and when I wrote about whether retrieval practice …
The digital divide refers to the gap between those who have reliable access to information/communications technology (i.e. cell phones, internet, wifi, etc.) and those who do not. The digital divide has become an increasing concern as school closures and stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 have continued for nearly 2 years now. Today’s digest highlights articles about the digital divide
It is that time of year again! We’re taking a break to spend time with family and recharge for next year. We hope that you are able to stay safe and take time to enjoy the end of 2021, and ring in a happy new year!
Our next post will be a podcast on January 20th, 2022.
