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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In their recent exchange, Anderson, Reder, and Simon (1996, 1997) and Greeno (1997) frame the conflicts between cognitive theory and situated ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the traditional framework of cognitive load theory, it is assumed that the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge structures (or schémas) ...

An analysis of data from the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study suggests that general cognitive ability tends to be highly ...

When a child's "behavioral problems" reveal the exact cognitive skills that make humans smarter than AI systems.

We know not everyone learns and retains information the same way, so what can we do to make sure that everyone benefits from their education? The aim of research in educational psychology is to ...

People like to take the path of least resistance when it comes to cognitive effort -- a common assumption in cognitive psychology. Researchers have now come to a different conclusion: once people ...