As an educator who once struggled with learning, I know how frustrating it is to forget key facts during exams. The good news is that memory isn’t fixed. Based on my experience and extensive research, you can significantly improve your memory with the right techniques. This article presents 10 practical, science-backed methods to help you…
As a physicist and teacher, I learned that the secret to remembering things isn’t brute force. It’s about finding a simple, logical connection. I’ve tried explaining complex ideas over a crackly phone line, and sometimes the hardest part wasn’t the physics, but getting someone to understand “Did you say B or D?” The problem is…
As an educator who has spent a lifetime studying how we learn, I can tell you one of the biggest challenges is helping students hold onto information. It’s a common frustration. Research shows students can forget a startling amount of what they learn within 24 hours without the right retention techniques. Mnemonic activities are a…
I’ve seen it a thousand times: an actor, presenter, or student staring at pages of dialogue as if they’re written in an alien language, while the clock ticks down to showtime. The pressure to quickly and accurately memorize lines often creates anxiety and leads to cramming, which, as we all know, is about as effective…
As an engineer who became a researcher in educational psychology, I’ve seen many students struggle to make information stick. A common mistake is thinking any color will do. I once had a student whose notes were a chaotic rainbow, he thought more color was better, but his recall was terrible. It turns out, strategy matters…
Struggling with multiplication tables is a common hurdle for students and parents. As an educator specializing in learning techniques, I’ve seen that frustrating feeling many times: a child freezes on 7×8 during homework, or you watch them count on their fingers instead of recalling facts quickly. I’ve been there as a parent, too. Without mastering…
Struggling with multiplication facts is a common hurdle for students. Whether it’s the sheer number of facts to learn or the frustration of forgetting them during tests, mastering times tables can feel like an uphill battle. As an educator specializing in math learning, I’ve seen these challenges firsthand. But here’s the good news: we’ve compiled…
