Spaced Practice
What is Distributed or Spaced Practice? Distributed practice – or Spacing – is a technique commonly used when learning material … Read More
Retrieval Practice
What is Retrieval Practice? Retrieval practice is the active process of trying to recall concepts and big ideas, even before … Read More
Interleaving
What is Interleaving? Interleaving is a learning technique where you purposefully mix up the topics you are reviewing and practicing … Read More
Dual Coding
What is Dual Coding? Ever spend hours reading or studying, only to forget most of it the next day? Dual … Read More
Learning STEM @Duke
The Academic Resource Center’s STEM Learning Consultants created a website to support both students and instructors of STEM courses, … Read More
How to Read & Understand a Scientific Article
Reposted from the London School of Economics and Political Science. From vaccinations to climate change, getting science wrong has very … Read More
How long is short-term memory?
Shorter than you might think. Learning Scientists blog Yana Weinstein When I (or any cognitive psychologist) refer to “short-term memory”, we’re … Read More
The benefits of a good night’s sleep
TEDEd Shai Marcu Let’s Begin… It’s 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You’ve been studying for days, … Read More
Not All Stress is Bad (Video)
Extra Credit: Life’s Curiosities Explained (powered by Duke) Psychology professor, Dr. Bridgette Martin Hard talks about different types of stress, and how … Read More
Memory & Review
We forget about 50% of new material within 24 hours. The figure below illustrates how quickly we forget the majority … Read More
