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When it comes to taking notes, new research indicates that writing by hand may stimulate the brain more than typing. Handwriting was found to be better for learning and memory in comparison to typing ...

From attention to metacognition and memory, here are 15 tips to apply the latest insights from cognitive science to how students learn.

We tend to think of memory as exclusively the brain’s domain, but new research suggests that this view may be far too narrow.