A new Stanford study has revealed that people are 60 percent more creative when walking than when sitting, regardless of whether their environment is indoors or outdoors. The research, led by Marily Oppezzo, a Stanford doctoral graduate in educational psychology, and Daniel Schwartz, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education, comprised four experiments involving… Read More
Over the past year we’ve written a lot about applying principles of cognitive science in education; from frequent testing and feedback to spaced learning, active learning and even video game training. But while many of these ideas may look great in theory, putting them into practice can still be tricky if you don’t know where… Read More
“There’s more to life than simply increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Gandhi The dictionary definition of “slowness” is “the quality of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind,” and there seems to be a general consensus that if someone is slow, they are probably not very bright. But considering that intelligence is made up of different… Read More
Imagine being able to get online at any time and connect with fellow students anywhere in the world to ask for help with a study problem; collaborate on a project; or share some of your own advice on a topic you mastered last semester. Sounds pretty great right? That’s exactly what high school student Arjun… Read More
New research out of Oxford University suggests that video games may be potential tools for improving concentration and reading in people with dyslexia. The task that people with dyslexia fail to carry out when they conflate lines and letters–what psychologists call a “cross-sensory shift of attention”–also happens to be the fundamental task of video games…. Read More
There’s a popular saying, “Those who can, teach. Those who cannot, pass laws about teaching.” One school made that change and returned trust and responsibility to who is doing the work: teachers. Look at what happens when a school removes politics from education: