Cognitive science concepts are difficult to assess in day-to-day classroom settings. Assumptions about students often reflect personality bias more than actual learning.

Thought experiments can have some advantages over real experiments: they require no special equipment, are low-cost, can be ...

Learning Transfer & Cognitive Load When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our ...

The power of cognitive flexibility Recent but established research in cognitive neuroscience has drawn attention to a function called cognitive flexibility.

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...