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 ...

The early 20th century progressive education movement, led by the American philosopher John Dewey, urged that childhood education needed to learn the lessons about the psychology of learning, a field ...

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 ...

Forget everything you knew about practice making perfect. New research shows your brain is actually wired to learn faster ...

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 ...

“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 ...

On Thursday, the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute welcomed Dani Bassett, a professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and an incoming professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale ...

Theresa McKim, Ph.D., is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. She teaches neurobiology, data science, neuroscience laboratory techniques, and ...