Have you ever found yourself mimicking another person's actions without thinking about it? That's a great example of what psychologists call observational learning, aka learning new skills, behaviors, ...

In classrooms across the country, students are mastering their ABCs, solving equations, and diving into science. But one essential life skill–behavior–is not in the lesson plan. For too long, ...

A new study from Uganda shows that chimpanzee culture and learning are much more complex than scientists once believed.

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Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...

Why do some children become more confident learners over time while others hesitate when faced with new challenges?

A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new 'trends' in their behavior by watching and learning from other bees, and that one form of a behavior can spread rapidly through a colony even when a ...

Most conversations about corporate training focus on content quality, instructor expertise or learner motivation. Walk into any L&D conference, and you'll hear debates about engagement strategies, ...