Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK, a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987. VARK suggests that students can best ...

Scientists, teachers and policy makers increasingly recognize the importance of understanding how the brain works when developing learning programs for students. Across the globe, a number of schools ...

“Brain-based learning” is everywhere. From TED Talks to professional development workshops, educators are told that neuroscience holds the key to unlocking student potential. We hear about prefrontal ...

Goal 1. Students will acquire a basic understanding of the topics studied and the methodologies used in the field of psychology. Learning Outcome 1a: Students will be able to demonstrate a general ...

Especially if you consider which type of “smart” you focus on. While intelligence can be described in a number of ways, let’s focus on two. The first, crystallized intelligence, is accumulated ...

insights from industryJohanna Uhari-Väänänen & Timo BraggeGroup Leader (Neuropharmacology) - Senior Data ScientistCharles River Laboratories In this interview, industry experts Johanna Uhari-Väänänen ...

Scientists warn that we lose something important when we shift from learning from books to learning from podcasts and videos. Imagine a group of people sitting around listening to a storyteller recite ...