At the end of each semester, students are left with a single grade to let them know how well they did in a course. They are not, however, often given strategies on how to improve those grades in the ...

The Pomodoro technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo, is a time-management method that recommends focused periods of work — usually a 25-minute work session — punctuated with brief breaks. Cirillo ...

A close up of students arms and hands writing in notebooks and reading textbooks open on a table. Learning anything requires practice and repetition, but it can take time to figure out an effective ...

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 ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

The National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University and the Burning Glass Institute think they have ...