Learning is using past experiences to inform new behaviors and actions. Because all
experiences are unique, learning always requires some generalization. An effective way of …

Knowing how to manage one's own learning has become increasingly important in recent
years, as both the need and the opportunities for individuals to learn on their own outside of …

Many students are being left behind by an educational system that some people believe is in
crisis. Improving educational outcomes will require efforts on many fronts, but a central …

Online learning outcomes have indicated both a gap between online and face-to-face
learning and the amplification of this gap for low-income and minority learners. Evidence …

Flipped classrooms refer to the practice of assigning lectures outside of class and devoting
class time to a variety of learning activities. In this review, we discuss the range of …

Elizabeth Ligon Bjork: I am Professor of Psychology and Immediate-Past Chair of the
University of California, Los Angeles, Academic Senate. My research interests have …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

Metacognition is awareness and control of thinking for learning. Strong metacognitive skills
have the power to impact student learning and performance. While metacognition can …

The primary goal of instruction should be to facilitate long-term learning—that is, to create
relatively permanent changes in comprehension, understanding, and skills of the types that …

Concern that students in the United States are less proficient in mathematics, science, and
reading than their peers in other countries has led some to question whether American …