The study of curiosity and its impact on learning has advanced our understanding of intrinsic motivation, highlighting the varied ways individuals seek and process new information. Curiosity is not a ...

The Mathematics Teacher (MT), an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is devoted to improving mathematics instruction from grade 8-14 and supporting teacher education ...

Why do people differ in their ability to use language? As part of a larger study into this question, researchers tested 122 adult native speakers of Dutch on various language and cognitive measures, ...

My primary research focus is to better understand the processes underlying cognitive development in preschoolers and school-aged children. Specifically, I am interested in cognitive, metacognitive, ...

Students with learning differences may need extra support to thrive in school, engage in classroom discussions, and complete tasks. But all students bring unique strengths and needs to the ...

My colleagues and I conducted research that found the fast learner is largely a myth. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: Growing up, I felt that I learned ...

New research might widen access to learning computer programming. Source: skynesher/iStock It is routinely assumed that to be a computer programmer—to write code, in other words—you need to be good at ...

Signal to all students in a course (not just those with disabilities) that you welcome discussion about individual differences in learning, encountered barriers, and ways to maximize access. Send a ...

After reading the June 1 Student Voices essay by Corlie Zhuang, “Advanced Learning program: Safe space or gilded cage?”, I realize that Bellevue School District’s Advanced Learning Program and those ...

I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, where I direct the Cognitive Development and Education (CoDE) Lab. My research aims to uncover ...