Research -- StepUp to Learn

Scientists found that dopamine-producing neurons forecast not only reward, but its timing—some fire for immediate rewards, others for future ones

Researchers challenge a widely held belief that decorative images hinder learning.

How educators are helping kids become more effective and confident problem-solvers.

Students who think outside the box are more likely to excel in literacy and numeracy assessments.

Researchers discover cultural drivers of curiosity and learning.

In a first, researchers link subjective feelings of curiosity to the way the brain physically represents it.

Children’s interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school, but turn less positive during the first three years. What can parents and educators do?

After a series of failed attempts at improving students’ problem solving in the classroom, one former teacher came up with the idea of building a ‘thinking classroom’ and a research project designed to find ways to help teachers build it.