Repetition is one of most commonly used study strategies, and if you’ve ever reread a text or used flashcards to commit something to memory, you’ve practised this method of learning. Recently, however, researchers from UC Irvine have discovered that although repetition can be an effective learning technique; it also has one downside that learners should… Read More
Aside from increasing your employability and making foreign travel easier; new research shows that learning another language can have a lasting effect on how your brain functions, and this is a good thing. According to research carried out by Pennsylvania State and York University professors, people who speak more than one language are better… Read More
“You don’t want to have to learn the hard way,” is probably one snippet of advice that you’ve heard all too often from well-meaning parents, friends, aunts or co-workers. But while this may certainly be sound advice in some cases, research suggests that “the hard way” can at times be a more efficient teacher, and letting… Read More
Self-directed has become quite the buzzword in education lately, and there’s no doubt that technology has played a major role in its prominence. Where educators once had to rely on meetings, workshops and conferences that were held a couple of times a year at best, they now have a host of online tools and platforms… Read More
Computers have transformed our daily lives so much that it’s hard for most people who have grown up in this digital age to imagine a time without technology. When it comes to learning especially, there have been many changes, most of which are certainly for the better; from the Internet to Web 2.0 tools and… Read More
We’ve covered the achievement gap several times in InformED. Low income students tend to be at risk of falling behind due to the absence of stability and lack of support at home. Numerous interventions have attempted to address this issue, with varying results, but recently a study uncovered one of the most unorthodox solutions yet. … Read More