Many education researchers spend a lot of time studying how students learn, but if their findings don’t make their way into the classroom, they are only so useful. For example, researchers have known ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) is transforming how educators design lessons, especially for complex tasks. By aligning teaching with the brain’s working memory limits, CLT helps replace unproductive ...

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 learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

Use some of the following techniques to incorporate Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2005) into your videos. The use of on-screen text or symbols to highlight important information.

Take a look at any list of risk factors for cognitive decline and you’re bound to find “education” among them. The received wisdom is that the more years you spend in education, the lower your risk of ...

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is reshaping ESL classrooms by centering lessons on real-world communication instead of isolated grammar drills. This learner-focused method boosts fluency, ...