Feature Psychology

Teaching methods go from lab to classroom

Researchers are testing approaches to make learning stick

illustration of classroom brain chairs

BRAIN GAINS  Moving education research into classrooms can be messy. But researchers are taking the plunge and finding some approaches that boost learning.  

Alex NaBaum

By Susan Gaidos

- More than 2 years ago

Sure, students in the classroom have to remember facts, but they also have to apply them. Some research efforts to enhance learning zero in on methods to strengthen memory and recall, while others bolster students’ abilities to stay on task, think more fluidly and mentally track and juggle information.