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Spaced Retrieval, Retrieval Practice, and Knowledge Guru: What Research Tells Us

Knowledge Guru

Retrieval Practice alone can provide improved recall performance by as much as 10-20%. [2] Spaced Retrieval involves providing students with quiz or course content spaced over time and it, too, is among the most robust findings in educational psychology research. [4] It’s a significant problem.”

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Abstracts of Three Meta-Analysis Studies of Serious Games

Kapp Notes

It is a way of aggregating research data to make informed conclusions rather than relying on the data of one study. A Meta-Analysis of the Cognitive and Motivational Effects of Serious Games. It is assumed that serious games influences learning in 2 ways, by changing cognitive processes and. 2013, February. Journal of.

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Your Brain Needs a Vacation

Learningtogo

Yet, the average American worker left nine vacation days unused in 2012. The Center for Economic and Policy Research compared paid vacations in 21 prosperous nations and found that the U.S. ranked dead last in terms of the number of days provided and taken. ranked dead last in terms of the number of days provided and taken.

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Virtual reality for pain management

KnowledgeOne

In addition, VR is also beneficial as a physiotherapy and rehabilitation tool – especially following a stroke, or to improve the motor skills or physical condition of the elderly or those living with specific disabilities – as well as to stimulate the cognitive abilities of older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

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Psychology and Neuroscience Aren’t Competing – They’re Converging

Learningtogo

A published author, he wrote The Psychology Student Guide in 2012 and The Incredibly Interesting Psychology Book in 2013. His book, On This Day in Psychology was published in March 2015 and provides daily insights into the history of the science of human behavior.

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Three steps to a more inclusive workplace with immersive DE&I training

STRIVR

It’s clear that companies are still figuring out how to provide effective diversity and inclusion training. Psychology and cognitive science research can help identify the reasons why these initiatives struggle. These simulated environments provide employees with actual scenarios that they will encounter in the workplace.

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What is spaced learning and why does it matter?

Wizcabin

Having read through the research paper, which dated as far back as 2012, Karpicke concluded that there’s always a quick loss in human memory if the information is not reviewed. Another great benefit of spaced learning is that it helps to reduce cognitive load. That’s cognitive load and it’s not a good thing for learners.