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Are you a specialist or a generalist? The answer could reveal something about how well you learn and perfect a skill ...

When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of 'deep reading,' or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice. Maryanne Wolf, an expert in the science of reading, ...

In this article, I examine what science tells us about effective practice and instruction. I explore whether the idiom ‘practice makes perfect’ stands up to scrutiny. This idiom has two fundamental ...

New Zealand's draft science curriculum, released last month, promises to advance "knowledge-rich" learning. But the term remains only loosely defined and the curriculum fails to appreciate the ...

Sara Tolbert's research has been supported by funding from NZCER's TLRI scheme. She served as subject matter expert (science) and science advisory group member to the New Zealand Ministry of Education ...