Learning Myth Busters: Multitasking
You’re busy. I’m busy. Our students are busy. There’s something about modern American life the keeps us running in 5th gear, trying to cram more productivity into our limited waking hours. Being “busy” has...
Author: Kate Williams
Testing is a Key to Better Learning
On November 27, the School of Psychology hosted Henry Roediger, professor of psychology at Washington University and author of the 2014 book Making it Stick: The science of successful learning. Roediger’s talk reviewed decades...
Learning Myth Busters: Learning Styles
Imagine for a moment that you are my medical doctor and you asked me on my intake form, as my doctor once did, to report my preferred learning styles. My options: verbal, visual, or...