Developmental psychologist Andrew Meltzoff codirects the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. In the July 17 Science , Meltzoff and his colleagues ...

Thought experiments can have some advantages over real experiments: they require no special equipment, are low-cost, can be ...

Mayer’s research combines cognition, instruction and technology to examine multimedia learning and learning in computer-supported environments and via computer games. “The unifying goal is to conduct ...

“Science is an engine of prosperity. You want to invite people in at all stages of life.” Such were the words of Marietta DiChristina, Editor in Chief of Scientific American and co-organizer of the ...

For its symposium next week, the Science of Learning Institute has borrowed the famous tagline chanted at passengers of the London Underground—"Mind the Gap." In this case, "the gap" refers to the ...

Fortunately, there is quite a bit of actual science about learning, and a new book, Learn Better , by Ulrich Boser, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, lays out the science in ...

An engaging new book about brain science can help teachers make their classroom practice more effective. In an ideal world, teachers would routinely get this kind of valuable information during ...

The state of Texas has developed a new set of standards for elementary, middle, and high school science education. (“Retooled Texas Standards Raise Unease Among Science Groups,” April 8, 2009 ...

Another reason self-paced learning is so effective is that it mirrors how professionals work in real life. Data science ...

Why the Science of Teaching Is Often Ignored There’s a whole literature on what works. But it’s not making its way into the classroom.