From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a study by psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Proficiency…
From the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics press release: The early focus on larger units may have positive effects, and explain why young children are so good at learning certain areas of grammar, say scientists…
From the University of Bath press release: “I learn,” “you learn,” “she learns,” “they learn,” yet, according to a surprising new linguistic study, in countries where the dominant language allows personal pronouns such as ‘I’…
From the University of Washington press release: When it comes to helping infants learn to talk, it’s not just how much parents say, but how they say it. Speaking directly to the baby with a…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Human language follows certain regularities. For instance, a plural noun must be accompanied by a plural verb, as in the following sentence:…
From the Stanford University press release: In order to learn about the world, an animal needs to do more than just pay attention to its surroundings. It also needs to learn which sights, sounds and…
From the University of Connecticut press release: Infants are more likely to learn from on-screen instruction when paired with another infant as opposed to viewing the lesson alone, according to a new study. You read…
From the Wiley press release: Lectures are a staple of higher education, and understanding how students interact and learn within the lecture theatre environment is central to successful learning. In a new study published in FEBS…
From the Arizona State University press release: The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for learning language, and though scientists know the “when,” the “how” is still up for debate. The sheer…
From the University of California – Davis press release: We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like cooking for example, learning a…