Learning how to buckle down and do the work takes intentional action. Distractions, teen life, and life, in general, can make it difficult to keep up with a school workload. Experts in education ...

The 5-Day Study Plan helps you prepare for an exam, and puts into practice what we know about how people learn and remember. The plan structures studying by forcing you to divide the exam material ...

Heading into her first year at the University of Delaware, Natalie Guida wanted to make sure she was taking advantage of all the resources offered to her so that she could make the most of her ...

There are no silver bullets in education but if there ever was a secret weapon educators can deploy to improve student learning, it’s metacognition. Metacognition is a meta-level awareness of ...

Everyone has a different style of learning. Some people do well with reading the written word. Others learn better through audio. For some, sitting in a quiet library or home office space is key. For ...

The Rinella Learning Center offers a two-credit hour course entitled Learning Strategies for College Success which is designed to help students develop greater awareness of their thought processes, ...

In K-12 education, three prominent active classroom learning strategies engage students dynamically: Think-Pair-Share encourages collaboration; Hands-On Experiments immerse students in scientific ...

Beyond think-pair-share While the think-pair-share template remains a trusted staple, the repertoire of active learning strategies is endless. Below are some examples of in-class activities that can ...

Final exams — which begin at the University of Delaware on Thursday, May 18 — can be one of the most challenging weeks of the semester. At UD, the Office of Academic Enrichment (OAE) helps students ...

Helping children learn effectively requires more than effort and intelligence. How students allocate their time, whether they are consistently getting enough sleep, and how they approach learning ...

Whether someone is a seasoned senior or gearing up for their first finals week as a freshman, the experience can be equally overwhelming. Though students often feel anxious and resort to last-minute ...