The vast majority of the American electorate lacks basic knowledge of how their government works, according to a recent study conducted ahead of President's Day. More than 7 in 10 Americans failed a ...

In everyday usage, knowledge refers to awareness of or familiarity with various objects, events, ideas, or ways of doing things. But, as philosophers have noted for centuries, things get complicated ...

The study was published in the journal -- Psychological Science. “Background knowledge plays a key role in students’ reading comprehension. Our findings show that if students don’t have sufficient ...