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Learning & Education

Discover how young people learn skills and acquire knowledge, and the education environments and systems they learn in
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Supporting children with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

Friederike Blume and Dieter Baeyens / 17 January 2023
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Encouraging creative play

Melissa Hogenboom / 5 December 2024
Article Development Play Learning environments
A child plays with toy dinosaurs.

AI tutoring: How good can it get?

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 2 December 2024
Podcast Technology Learning & Education Education technology
Ed-Technical

The cognitive scientist asking how kids solve problems

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 28 November 2024
Interview Development Psychology Learning environments
A child and an adult play a cup game with a hidden toy rabbit.

When teachers believe in their students’ capabilities, those students learn more

Aisha Schnellmann / 26 November 2024
Interview Learning & Education Education systems
A child reads a book in a classroom.

How to help children who avoid school

Helena Pozniak / 21 November 2024
Article Society Development Mental health Education systems
A child wearing a backpack looks at a school.

How is Google engaging with AI and education?

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 18 November 2024
Podcast Technology Learning & Education Education technology
Ed-Technical

The psychologist tracking the development of children’s fairness and peer relationships

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 14 November 2024
Interview Development Learning environments
A child explains to a researcher how an excluded child in a picture feels.

The education scientist helping children recognize the mathematics all around them

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 31 October 2024
Interview Learning & Education Teaching methods Education systems
A man and a boy bake together, looking at numbers for the recipe.

How important are healthy relationships for children?

Laura Bechtiger and Plamina Dimanova / 24 October 2024
Article Development Parenting and childcare Learning environments
A child sits on their father's shoulders.

In what ways is educational AI biased?

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 21 October 2024
Podcast Learning & Education Education technology Diversity
Ed-Technical

The economist asking how education impacts equality

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 17 October 2024
Interview Society Learning & Education Equity Covid-19
A child looks at their crops growing in the rain, and another child whose crops are dry waters them with the help of a researcher.

What makes every child different?

Stephanie Wermelinger and Réka Borbás / 15 October 2024
Article Development Individual differences Diversity
Three children play outside.

Explore the latest news, research and opinions about child development and learning

The cognitive psychologist linking sensory perception and children’s learning

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 3 October 2024
Interview Learning & Education Development Learning environments
A girl is looks out of the window while a lesson is taking place in the classroom.

How well do you understand your child’s development?

Joseph R. Coffey and Sho Tsuji / 26 September 2024
Article Development Parenting and childcare Learning environments
A child is looking at a globe.

Why children need a balanced diet to thrive

Melissa Hogenboom / 19 September 2024
Article Development Education policy
A child eats fruit from a bowl.
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Why AI’s tendency to agree can be bad for learning

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 9 September 2024
Podcast Learning & Education Education technology
Ed-Technical

How can learning analytics help students?

29 August 2024
Video Technology Learning & Education Education technology
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The psychologist nurturing students’ positive development

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 20 August 2024
Interview Learning & Education Diversity
A researcher observes how a group of students navigate school.
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The cognitive scientist helping kids persist through challenges

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 5 September 2024
Interview Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Individual differences
A woman and a child scale a climbing wall.

Genes don’t define your destiny in education

Rosa Cheesman / 3 September 2024
Article Learning & Education Development Genetics Education policy
School children play in the park.

Preparing students to adapt to future learning environments

15 August 2024
Video Learning & Education 21st century skills
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