A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of ...

A high-quality preschool curriculum gives children opportunities to build both social-emotional and cognitive skills as they learn.

In most adults, learning and thinking plateau and then begin to decline after age 30 or 40. People start to perform worse in tests of cognitive abilities such as processing speed, the rate at which ...

When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...

While going to school and studying for exams might sometimes feel like a drag, new research has found an association between ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explains how learning is influenced by the limited capacity of working memory. By understanding and managing different types of cognitive load, faculty can design more ...

A name can matter a lot. When social science researchers wanted to make a distinction between how students approached different aspects of the learning process, they coined the somewhat awkward term ...

After accounting for age, sex, and education, the analysis showed that higher lifetime enrichment scores were associated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a 36% lower risk of mild ...

Our lab studies how people learn and how we can make learning more efficient and effective for students from all backgrounds. We focus on three big goals: Understanding when and why certain learning ...