What Cognitive Load Theory Gets Right About Studying
John Sweller's cognitive load theory explains why some textbooks overwhelm while others flow, and what students can do about it when they…
study methods
The science of spaced repetition, and why most students do it wrong
Spacing works. But most students misuse it in three specific ways. What Ebbinghaus and modern memory research say about doing it right.
Why drawing what you’re learning works better than rereading it
The research behind drawing-to-learn, from Fiorella and Mayer to the NSF Picturing to Learn project, and why sketching beats rereading for durable…