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‘Lofi’ tunes help teens study
Today’s students don’t like to study in silence. A new kind of internet radio known as “lo-fi hip-hop” or “chillhop” is helping students...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20181 min read
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Teach ‘science of learning’ to teachers
Teaching teachers the “basic science of learning” probably would improve teaching and student outcomes, writes Dan Willingham in...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 4, 20181 min read
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If at first you fail the test …
When students are allowed to retake tests for a better grade, what do they learn? Julie Scagell, a Minnesota mother, wonders if her...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20172 min read
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How your brain beats Google
Google is all very well, but you still need your brain, writes cognitive scientist Dan Willingham in the New York Times. The more you...

Joanne Jacobs
May 29, 20172 min read
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Foreign students: U.S. schools are easy
Two-thirds of foreign-exchange students say U.S. high schools are “much easier” than schools in their home countries, writes Tom Loveless...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 22, 20171 min read
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Learn Better by doing
Learning is a skill, writes Ulrich Boser in his new book, Learn Better. People “know” a lot about teaching learning that just isn’t so,...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 11, 20172 min read
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