A small study that compared teaching Spanish-speaking children English vocabulary using a song or a spoken poem has found definite and long-term advantages to the song form.
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There's been a lot of talk in recent years about the importance of mindset in learning, with those who have a “growth mindset” (ie believe that intelligence can be developed) being more academically successful than those who believe that intelligence is a fixed attribute. |
Three recent studies point to the impact of social media and multiple device use on learning and cognitive control. |
I’ve spoken before about the effects of motivation on test performance. |
A study into how well students understand specific diagrams reminds us that, while pictures may be worth 1000 words, even small details can make a significant difference to how informative they are. |
A meta-analysis of 242 articles assessing the math skills of 1,286,350 people found no difference between the two sexes. |