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

Educational technologies are increasingly embedded in early childhood learning environments, from preschool through the first years of primary school and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Schema fit enables hard ideas to click, learn assimilation vs accommodation and use pattern testing to understand faster ...

Perhaps you remember the story of William Miller, the Baptist preacher who predicted that Jesus Christ’s second coming would occur on Oct. 22, 1844. When the advent failed to occur as Miller foretold, ...

Proficiency in early math skills lays the groundwork for more advanced mathematical abilities, and socioeconomic disparities in these skills are apparent even before children begin formal schooling (e ...

Aset of recent studies demonstrates for the first time that learning multiple new tasks carries benefits for cognition long after the learning has been completed. The finding affirms a long-held ...

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are emerging as transformative tools that enable direct communication between the human brain and external devices. With recent advancements in Electroencephalography ...