Some of us know we work better with a little Jack Johnson egging us on. But new research out of the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff says listening to music can damage your performance on certain study tasks. Examining the ability to recall information in the presence of different sounds, researchers instructed 25 participants… Read More
Productivity, convenience and just about anything that allows us to pack more into our already hectic lives is in high demand these days, so it’s hardly surprising that a recently released speed-reading app has been met with excitement from most corners. But as convenient as digesting 1000 words per minute may seem, new research raises concerns… Read More
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
Ever get the feeling you’re working for a corporation instead of a school? Well, you’re not alone. According to researchers, Australian higher education is suffering from a “corporate management paradigm” that prevents teachers from balancing creativity and compliance and fulfilling their roles as educational leaders. Dr. Fay Patel, Director of Education Management at Monash University… Read More