Working memory is a critical cognitive system that temporarily maintains and manipulates information for complex tasks such as reasoning, learning, and decision-making. It functions as an interface ...
In educational psychology, theories about how the brain processes information have long influenced teaching practices and curriculum development. One such influential framework is the PASS theory, ...
This post was co-authored with Professor John Vervaeke 1. Thinking, Fast and Slow is one of the great books written on cognition and decision making. In a clear and accessible fashion, it made popular ...
As AI tools become increasingly embedded in K-12 education, they offer personalized learning, real-time feedback, and access to information at unprecedented speed. However, alongside these benefits ...
Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive ...
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The illusion of learning in the age of AI

Walk into almost any university in Pakistan and you will see students producing assignments, presentations and exam scripts that look impressively neat and complete. Yet beneath this appearance lies a ...
A new review shows that this process of thinking is not exclusive to humans. Artificial intelligence, too, is capable of self-correction and arriving at new conclusions through 'learning by thinking.' ...
People's decisions are known to be influenced by past experiences, including the outcomes of earlier choices. For over a ...
The brain's ability to adapt and form new neural connections allows it to recover from injury and maintain cognitive function into old age. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt and ...
Learning outcomes and objectives are the fundamental elements of most well-designed courses. Well-conceived outcomes and objectives serve as guideposts to help instructors work through the design of a ...