Research -- StepUp to Learn
What an Animated Taco Reveals About Curiosity and Patience
New research shows how curiosity can prioritize the journey over the outcome.
High Engagement, High Return: The Secret to Student Success
What researchers found when they observed real classroom tasks and coded them for student engagement.
Research Casts Doubt on This Longtime Academic Practice
This longtime academic practice has no impact—positive or negative—on reading development for elementary school students.
How Dopamine Hacks Decision Making
New insight into how dopamine controls learning and decision-making processes.
Whether a Task Feels ‘Easy’ or ‘Hard’ May Be Due to Dopamine
Why do physical efforts feel “easy” to some and exhausting to others? It may come down to the brain chemical dopamine (and why that matters).
Want to Increase Resiliency in Kids? Teach Creativity
Kids imagine themselves as different characters it builds creativity which can make them more resilient.
Mind-Body Connection is Built into Brain
The mind-body connection is designed to help us learn and remember, and to use what we know as tools for new learning and problem-solving.
No Magic Number for Time It Takes to Form Habits
"You may have heard that it takes about 21 days to form a habit, but that estimate was not based on any science."
How The Instinct to Explore Helps The Brain Learn
How an instinct to explore helps animals learn to map their environment.
Solving a Tough Problem? Kids Use the Same Brain Network as Adults
When kids face tough problems -- like math -- they rely on the same brain network as adults.
Robot Helps Students with Learning Disabilities Stay Focused
Engineering researchers are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work.
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.