Effective learning isn't just about finding the easiest path—it's about the right kind of challenge. Two prominent theories—Desirable Difficulties (DDF) and Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)—offer valuable ...

In earlier parenting days, my family often passed car-ride time by playing One-Word Story. Each passenger sequentially contributed a single word to an evolving story. While the Pulitzer committee has ...

Getting a sweet treat is socially acceptable after big exams because of the notion that you deserve to be rewarded when you work hard. Reinforcement, associated with behaviorism, is central to ...

USU researchers developed a model, Systems Analogical Learning Theory (SALT), to improve IT training and system adoption.

As marketing director of Attensi, Anthony Wong helps people learn faster and better by making learning more fun and fruitful. Do you know where you were on June 26, 1997? Probably not. Unbeknownst to ...

I’d like to share seven principles for teaching social theory that have proved effective in helping my students stay the course. They’re easy to adopt in any classroom, regardless of size or ...

This qualitative study aimed at exploring how health professionals use theories and models from the field of education to create ehealth and mhealth education interventions in an effort to provide ...

The Journal of Museum Education, Vol. 41, No. 1, Transforming Training: New Approaches for Engaging Adults (March 2016), pp. 10-21 (12 pages) In order to better understand the importance of adult ...