Combining two strategies—spacing and retrieval practice—is key to success in learning, says Shana Carpenter. Carpenter, a professor of psychology at Iowa State University, is the lead author of a ...

Learning by taking practice tests, a strategy known as retrieval practice, can protect memory against the negative effects of stress, report scientists. Learning by taking practice tests, a strategy ...

https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2007.24.4.377 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/mp.2007.24.4.377 Copy URL HOW DOES AN EXPERIENCED performer memorize when learning a ...

For more than a decade, neuroscientists have known that stress impairs memory performance—an effect likely due to the influence of stress-related hormones. A recent article in Science shows that a ...

Today, I’ve asked Robert A. Bjork to share his tip of the week. This is the last in a four-part series on learning. You can read the first one here, the second here, and the third here. Years ago, ...

Science, New Series, Vol. 354, No. 6315, SPECIAL ISSUE: STAYING ON TRACK: How circadian rhythms influence physiology and health (25 NOVEMBER 2016), pp. 1046-1048 (3 pages) More than a decade of ...

Last year, I started working on a new project in a writing workshop. Each week, I’d sit in the session, actively listening, taking notes, and studying the lessons long after we finished for the night.

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Research shows smart study beats long study for math formulas. Retrieval practice and spaced repetition are key. Quizzing helps more than re-reading. Spacing out reviews improves retention. Mixing ...