Paul A. Kirschner is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the Open University of the Netherlands as well as Guest Professor at the Thomas More University of Applied Science in Belgium. Carl ...

Memories of significant learning experiences—like the first time a driver gets a speeding ticket—are sharp, compared to the recollection of everyday events—like what someone ate for dinner two weeks ...

In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

In a virtual pharmacy, a real-world student sits at her computer, interacting with an AI-powered simulation. On her screen, a distressed virtual patient demands answers about a new medication. The ...

Learning tools don’t stay the same as students grow. What works in one stage of education often needs to adapt as expectations, independence, and environments change. In upper elementary grades, ...