A high-quality preschool curriculum gives children opportunities to build both social-emotional and cognitive skills as they ...

While going to school and studying for exams might sometimes feel like a drag, new research has found an association between ...

A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of ...

When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

After accounting for age, sex, and education, the analysis showed that higher lifetime enrichment scores were associated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a 36% lower risk of mild ...

Lifelong learning can delay Alzheimer's by 5 years. New research explores the link between mental activity and dementia risk.

When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...

A name can matter a lot. When social science researchers wanted to make a distinction between how students approached different aspects of the learning process, they coined the somewhat awkward term ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explains how learning is influenced by the limited capacity of working memory. By understanding and managing different types of cognitive load, faculty can design more ...

Our lab studies how people learn and how we can make learning more efficient and effective for students from all backgrounds. We focus on three big goals: Understanding when and why certain learning ...