For chronically sleep-deprived adolescents—which, according to the Centers for Disease Control, is most of them—afternoon naps could help bolster memory and learning, according to a study in the ...

You’ve done the work of figuring out what to study in college and have been accepted to a degree program. Now comes the next challenge: learning how to study effectively. Maybe it’s been years since ...

A new study, which may have implications for approaches to education, finds that brain mechanisms engaged when people allow their minds to rest and reflect on things they've learned before may boost ...

Using social activities fosters a more dynamic and meaningful connection between students and the language they’re learning. Yanfang Si offers guidance on building students’ knowledge and skills ...

Sometimes doing something completely different from creating helps spark a creative project or motivates us to create. Simple tasks like doing the dishes or folding the laundry can quiet us in such a ...

A red-hot talent market — combined with information that moves faster than ever before — means employees and employers are coming to grips with a constant need to upgrade skills and acquire new ...

There were three keynote addresses at an education conference I attended recently. Each speaker dealt in some way or another with assessment, presenting statistics that highlighted South African ...