What do the genetics of education tell us about learning? The genetics of educational attainment may reflect many different characteristics of individuals and the environments they are exposed to by Daniel Briley and Elliot Tucker-Drob / May 13, 2019
The bright and dark sides of knowledge The acquisition of knowledge is only one of many goals in education by Yee Lee Shing / May 8, 2019
Do children learn better in mixed-age classrooms? Multigrade teaching is a promising approach, especially for children from low socioeconomic backgrounds by Giuseppe Sorrenti / March 22, 2019
How children use the power of prediction to learn new words Children are very fast trackers of structures in their language by Meeri Kim / February 25, 2019
Bilingual at school Advantage or disadvantage for learning? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 21, 2019
Understanding of the equal sign in Grade 2 predicts later algebra skills Many young people struggle with algebra. But algebraic competence is a major determinant of college access and career prospects by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / January 11, 2019
Helping children become both responsible and happy How school environment affects students’ brain architecture, well-being and cognitive ability by Frances Hoferichter / January 3, 2019
Should we feed our children bacteria? Probiotics may be a promising avenue for promoting brain development and boosting learning by Carolina de Weerth / November 28, 2018
Differing perspectives, but a common goal Insights from conversations and collaborations with early math educators and researchers by Rebecca Merkley / November 2, 2018
How can children (or computers) learn abstract relations? Around the age of 6, a child starts to understand what a synonym or an antonym is. But how? A new computational model offers explanations by Keith J. Holyoak / September 26, 2018
Growing brains, and the bugs that help build them Microbes are critical for emotional health as well as the development of the brain itself by Bridget Callaghan / August 22, 2018
What core capacities are uniquely human? Hannes Rakoczy talks about understanding the role that language and culture play in shaping the core capacities of human beings Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 10, 2018
