How Can Science of Learning Principles Improve Learning?

The authors of this book draw on recent advances in cognitive science and other disciplines to describe key cognitive principles of learning.

In friendly, readable prose, Sarah Rose Cavanagh argues that if you as an educator want to capture your students’ attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, you should consider the emotional impact of your teaching style and course design.

These downloadable posters highlight in infographic form six science of learning principles, including spaced practice, retrieval practice, elaboration, interleaving, and dual-coding. While designed for students, they also serve as useful guides for instructors designing learning environments.

This detailed guide shaped by nearly 100 years of research from Pooja Agarwal, Henry Roediger, Mark McDaniel, and Kathleen McDermott describes retrieval practice and how to implement it in any course to improve student learning.

This companion to the retrieval practice guide describes the added benefit spacing has on learning and summarizes a range of ways to implement spacing in the classroom.

A regularly published blog, The Learning Scientists highlights short summary pieces that make scientific research on teaching and learning more accessible to students, teachers, and other educators.