Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

The world is full of things to learn. Where to start? How to choose what to pay attention to? What motivates someone to seek new knowledge? The desire to learn is partly a preference for novelty: we ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

From personalized learning paths to viral science videos, education is moving beyond the classroom. Students are driving their own curiosity-led journeys, often blending digital tools with hands-on ...

Using Learning Science To Analyze the Risks and Benefits of AI in K-12 Education Before adopting AI tools, it is important that schools think critically about whether these tools will further divorce ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning across schools and universities. But a steady stream of research ...