For decades, educators have wondered how to best recapture students’ traveling eyes or prevent their heads from slumping onto their desks. Student engagement is a perennial challenge in the classroom, ...

Dylan had read about pirates and buccaneers in a storybook. He wondered how they were different. In reading about them, he learned about real pirates who threatened the ships in the Indian Ocean. His ...

Competing intentions. We all have them; Exercise as we intended, or spend another night as couch potato. A recent study on academic delay of gratification sheds some light on the self-regulatory ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Do you want a classroom full of students who are eager to learn? The secret to motivating students is to follow these ten proven strategies.

Motivation and the nature of the learning experience are important factors for all learners, especially for those with issues like dyslexia. These factors need to be taken into account when developing ...

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 ...

Adult learning in the United States continues to evolve as colleges, universities, and professional programs adapt to the ...