Learning Scientists Blog — The Learning Scientists

Apr 3

Apr 3 GUEST POST: An Interview with an App Designer

Guest Posts, For Students, For Parents, For Teachers

SmartCards+ was created out of a personal interest to learn more effectively. My wife is a native Korean speaker and we decided after having kids to raise them speaking both English and Korean. I'm not Korean but I really wanted ...

Apr 1

Apr 1 GUEST POST: How to Study Poorly

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Researchers, For Parents

Need to study for an exam, but you don’t care if you fail? Have to read a boring textbook, but want to remember as little as possible? Aiming to see if there is a grade lower than an F? Well then this is the perfect guide for you! With my almost award-winning guide, I can show you ...

Mar 28

Mar 28 GUEST POST: How Images and Imagination Can Enhance Learning

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers

"An image is worth a thousand words". I believe most people have heard this saying before. But what does it mean for teaching and learning? How can we use images (and imagination) in the classroom?

Mar 26

Mar 26 Weekly Digest #102: Leading women in STEM fields

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Guest Posts, Digests

According to the study, “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”, women are vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the US. The report further states that women hold less than 25 % of STEM jobs.

Mar 14

Mar 14 GUEST POST: When feedback is forgettable

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers

Which type of feedback do your students prefer to receive: past-oriented feedback about how they performed, or future-oriented feedback about how they could improve?

Feb 28

Feb 28 GUEST POST: Learn, Teach, Model RETRIEVAL PRACTICE

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, Guest Posts

Last Summer, I visited a friend whose son was about to take his exams. We found ourselves in one of those familiar conversations you get into as a teacher-friend. “So, tell Tricia what you are doing to revise for your exams.”