Most teachers worldwide still believe myths about learning decades after they have been debunked. Here are the most common.

P ractice, the saying goes, makes perfect. And, if you believe a common piece of wisdom, it’s a specific amount of practice: ...

ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But patients point out upsides, like curiosity. Research is now catching up.

During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that educators call higher-order thinking. This includes analysis, creative ...

When a child's "behavioral problems" reveal the exact cognitive skills that make humans smarter than AI systems.

The leading theories of consciousness suggest that the outer layer of the human brain, called the cortex (in blue in figure 1 ...

During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that ...

Cognitive distortions involve negative thinking patterns that aren’t based on fact or reality. You can help change these thinking patterns to promote your mental well-being. “I have the worst luck in ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

"Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons” and “Remote Learning During COVID-19: Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow" The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted ...

David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle ...