Success at top universities is often less about innate brilliance and more about discipline, structure, and smart strategies. If you have ever wondered how to study effectively and achieve top results ...

We rely on these study techniques because they seem sensible and straightforward. But just because they’re familiar and easy doesn’t mean they’re effective. In fact, research has shown that many ...

Studying with Learning Mode, Study Guide, or Google Guided Learning? Here's how to be successful. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Witthaya Prasongsin / Moment / Liubomyr Vorona / iStock / ...

If you’ve heard of the DiSSS method, it’s probably been in the context of learning a new skill, like a hobby or new proficiency at work. The process, from productivity and learning guru Tim Ferriss, ...

A research team at the University of Cologne examined how optional support influences students' learning success and ...

Mr. Willingham is a psychologist at the University of Virginia and the author, most recently, of “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy.” Picture your preschooler’s ...

Back in her early days of teaching, Rebecca Bergey thought it was her job as a teacher of English learners to prepare her students with enough language to survive in content area classes. But as ...

Daniel Willingham is a cognitive scientist, by which I mean, he is an academic researcher who extracts information from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and ...