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Not All Preschool Math Games Are Equal

Not All Preschool Math Games Are Equal

Researchers explore whether number line games based on the concept of the mental number line can improve children’s number knowledge and basic arithmetic skills.
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Memory, Neuroscience, School Readiness

The Way We Learn From Mistakes Can Lead to Anxiety

The Way We Learn From Mistakes Can Lead to Anxiety

Student expectations of exam grades reveal which individuals have an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, and why that matters.
Posted in Education, Motivation, Neuroscience, Social Development

How Your Mood Affects the Way You Process Language

How Your Mood Affects the Way You Process Language

When participants were in a negative mood, they showed a certain type of brain activity that leads researchers to think we should pay more attention to our mood when we do some tasks.
Posted in Education, Neuroscience

Forgetting is Natural, But These Two Techniques Can Slow it Down

Forgetting is Natural, But These Two Techniques Can Slow it Down

Researchers find that using two well-known techniques together offer drastic changes in learning effectiveness.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Memory, Neuroscience

Optimizing The Classroom to Accelerate Learning

Optimizing The Classroom to Accelerate Learning

A new approach to grouping theory uses math to determine how to organize individuals to maximize learning.

Posted in Education, Mathematics, Neuroscience, School Readiness

Lemon Not Melon: How Our Brains “Time-Stamp” Sounds to Process the Words We Hear

Lemon Not Melon: How Our Brains “Time-Stamp” Sounds to Process the Words We Hear

While the brain’s role in processing individual sounds has been well-researched, there is much we don’t know about how we manage the fast auditory sequences that constitute speech.
Posted in Education, Language, Memory, Neuroscience

How Too Much Motivation Can Affect Decision Making

How Too Much Motivation Can Affect Decision Making

Researchers reveal why a level of motivation that is too high or too low can affect our perception and therefore our choices.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Motivation, Neuroscience

Teaching Self Regulation: Is Earlier Better?

Teaching Self Regulation: Is Earlier Better?

Researchers explore the long-term effects of teaching self-regulation skills in young students.
Posted in Attention, Education, Motivation, Neuroscience

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

Preschoolers who did this on a regular basis demonstrated more success in emotional development, learning engagement and academic performance across the kindergarten year.
Posted in Education, Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Social Development

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to study, ‘noise’ may play a key role in helping some people improve their learning potential.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Neuroscience, Technology

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization is essential to reading comprehension. Researchers discover a simple way to boost it at home.
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, Speech

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

New findings could not only upend how educators craft curricula, but reveals a hidden link in the human mind. 
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Speech