For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the type of learner who needs to see information laid out visually to understand how it fits together. It’s how I best retain information. I guess I’m just one ...

The best lessons in any classroom involve multiple learning styles. When you can see it, hear it, and participate physically in an activity, you are more likely to stay engaged with the subject, to ...

This early plasticity, put simply, means it's easier to mold the architecture of an infant's brain than to retrain and rewire certain connections later on in life, which is why adults often have a ...

Everyone has a different style of learning. Some people do well with reading the written word. Others learn better through audio. For some, sitting in a quiet library or home office space is key. For ...

Around the world, many teachers still believe longstanding—but long-debunked—myths about learning and cognition. A study published this month in the journal Trends in Neuroscience and Education finds ...

Virginia Clinton-Lisell receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education and Hewlett Foundation. Students do better when lessons are tailored to individual learning styles – but not so much that ...