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The Learning Scientists
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Making scientific research on learning accessible to students and educators. We aim to motivate students to study and increase the use of effective study and teaching strategies that are backed by research.
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Exam season is officially here - and staying motivated, focused, and well can feel like a challenge.
We’ve teamed up with @drckt.bsky.social and @learningscientists.bsky.social to share research-informed strategies to help you revise more effectively and look after your wellbeing.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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“This is hard work. This is the hard work of education.” On boxes, working memory, and how each learner is different. (via @learningscientists.bsky.social) buff.ly/8yCfL0W #EduSky #AcademicSky
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December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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"Across all studies, the conditions that included retrieval practice far outperformed lecture only conditions."
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Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture — The Learning Scientists
Retrieval practice is one of the most robust strategies that we have for durable learning. Today I’m reviewing a study that pushed retrieval practice to it’s limits. If retrieval practice is THIS effe...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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NEW POST: "A Practical Guide to Exam Taking Strategies" by @drckt.bsky.social

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A Practical Guide to Exam Taking Strategies — The Learning Scientists
Taking exams is often associated with discomfort and anxiety in students. Students will feel nervous as these are high-stake performance situations. Exams require students to commit information to mem...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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NEW POST: Thank You To Our 2025 Community!
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Thank You To Our 2025 Community! — The Learning Scientists
Today is (American) Thanksgiving so we wanted to take the opportunity to thank our community! We are so grateful for the continued support, encouragement, and contributions of our community…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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NEW POST: "The Box Metaphor for Working Memory" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social

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The Box Metaphor for Working Memory — The Learning Scientists
How many boxes can you hold? It is clearly a trick question. The answer, like so many things in our complex world of education is, of course, it depends. It depends on several factors that match up ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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NEW POST: "A Framework for Training Students to Better Use Evidence-Based Learning Strategies" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social

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A Framework for Training Students to Better Use Evidence-Based Learning Strategies — The Learning Scientists
If you read our blog, even sporadically, you are almost certainly aware that investigations into evidence-based learning strategies have been ongoing for quite some time. In fact, as we near the end o...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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NEW POST: "How Do You Like Them Apples? On the Importance of Teaching in the Time of AI" by @drkaminske.bsky.social

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How Do You Like Them Apples? On the Importance of Teaching in the Time of AI — The Learning Scientists
… I think of those conversations with my dad often. About the enthusiasm and curiosity they inspired in me. And the stark contrast in how I felt about technology and the future then to how I feel abou...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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NEW POST: "Digest #182: How To Increase (Self-)Motivation"
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Digest #182: How To Increase (Self-)Motivation — The Learning Scientists
No matter whether you are a student or a teacher, sometimes it can be difficult to find motivation to start or complete a task. Instead, you may spend hours procrastinating with other activities and t...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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NEW GUEST POST: "Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist" by Salome Olajide-Buari

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GUEST POST: Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist — The Learning Scientists
It was a hard hit knowing that my second son’s speech was not conventional. I had done well with my 1st son, teaching him to read before age 3 but I didn't track his progress intentionally to know how...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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NEW BLOG: "Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social
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Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture — The Learning Scientists
Retrieval practice is one of the most robust strategies that we have for durable learning. Today I’m reviewing a study that pushed retrieval practice to it’s limits. If retrieval practice is THIS effe...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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NEW BLOG: "Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost)" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social
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Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost) — The Learning Scientists
Today’s piece is a repost from a number of years ago. I’ve loved comparing “hiding broccoli in the brownies” to infusing retrieval practice into fun activities. Doing so is a great way to get even mor...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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I have recently updated my "Time Management and Study Skills For Students" resource. It comes with slides for teaching and activities for students. Feel free to browse and use: sway.cloud.microsoft/BysO9ChOrHMQ...
Time Management & Study Skills For Students
One of the biggest challenges with learning is to get organised and to stick with a healthy study routine. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. In Level 2 Psychology we introduced Time Management & Study S
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October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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sway.cloud.microsoft/BysO9ChOrHMQ... - this from @drckt.bsky.social might help #AcademicSky folks. Some great resources. As Caroline says, it's easy to be overwhelmed and links to tonight's #LTHEChat
Time Management & Study Skills For Students
One of the biggest challenges with learning is to get organised and to stick with a healthy study routine. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. In Level 2 Psychology we introduced Time Management & Study S
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October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE! Episode 93: Compassion Fatigue in Educators with Dr Chiara Horlin

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Episode 93: Compassion Fatigue in Educators with Dr Chiara Horlin — The Learning Scientists
This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page . Show Notes: In Episode...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I wrote about ADHD in adults this week for The Learning Scientists! I've been thinking about this a lot lately as the standard advice we give to medical students is often counterproductive for ADHD.
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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PAPER PUBLISHED: I worked on this project during my postdoc at WashU St. Louis in 2014. Our lab contributed to this Memrise competition to test the best way to study foreign vocabulary and we were one of the finalists. Kudos to Rosalind Potts for leading on this.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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NEW BLOG: "Adult Learners with ADHD" by @drkaminske.bsky.social
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Adult Learners with ADHD — The Learning Scientists
As of last October, the CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 16 adults in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD (1). Despite the high prevalence of ADHD in adults, there are few resources f...
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September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Wondering about the application in math…
September 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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NEW GUEST POST: "The Motivation Cheat Code: Sidestep Willpower Using Science" by Annabel Noble
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GUEST POST: The Motivation Cheat Code: Sidestep Willpower Using Science — The Learning Scientists
Got a million things to do but, zero motivation to start? We’ve all been there, one task turns into ten and suddenly things become overwhelming very quickly. In this blog, I use the latest science to ...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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NEW GUEST POST: "What 130,000 Student Questions to AI Reveal About Critical Thinking" by Dr Muireann Hendriksen
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GUEST POST: What 130,000 Student Questions to AI Reveal About Critical Thinking — The Learning Scientists
The conversation around generative AI in education is often dominated by a sense of apprehension. Will these powerful new tools encourage students to take shortcuts, offload their thinking, and sidest...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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BLOG: "Interleaving Is Less Effective When Taking Notes" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social
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Interleaving Is Less Effective When Taking Notes — The Learning Scientists
The study I’m reviewing today took place in the laboratory, but examined a common situation in the classroom that might matter: note-taking. If students are able to take notes while learning, does tha...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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BLOG: "Cognitive Networks: Exposure Matters" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social
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Cognitive Networks: Exposure Matters — The Learning Scientists
In my last blog, I wrote about cognitive networks and implicit bias . The gist of the post was that our systems allow us to categorize and generalize, flexibly and automatically, and that this genera...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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BLOG: "Retrieval Practice in the Health Professions" by @drkaminske.bsky.social
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Retrieval Practice in the Health Professions — The Learning Scientists
Cover image by u_9p7tw4noz0 from Pixabay By Althea Need Kaminske Note: The following describes Health Professions Education within the U.S. As a learning scientist interested in how ...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM