In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

Few professions are “revolutionized” with such frequency as teaching -- and with such minimal impact on actual practices. As veteran teachers, we’ve seen many teaching practices and technological ...

At one time or another, we’ve all heard “experts” assert that children have different learning styles. Some children, for instance, may be visual learners, while others best absorb information by ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Learning theory is complex, and while the graphic below may initially seem to reinforce that idea, it ...

If you've ever wondered why some people succeed at learning new skills and knowledge while others fail to grasp basic concepts, you may want to find out more about learning theory. Theories of ...

When it comes to education, these have been the best of times and the worst of times. In 2021, Arizona adopted the nation’s first universal education-savings-account (ESA) program. In 2022, West ...

This post is by Amelia Peterson, a doctoral candidate in Education Policy and Program Evaluation at Harvard Graduate School of Education and an Associate at Innovation Unit. How can social science ...