Watching a child take their first steps is one of the most celebrated milestones in early childhood. But beyond these wobbly first movements lies a deeper story — every tiny physical achievement fuels ...

Positive role models, individuals whose behavior, attitude and values are admired and emulated, play a crucial role in a child’s development.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. When it comes to learning, it’s not age but our brain’s plasticity that ...

Over the years, a lot of effort has gone into understanding and reducing autistic children’s restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs), also colloquially called “self-stimulatory behavior” or “stim.” ...

Screens are integral part of daily life and can be useful learning and productivity tools; however, overuse especially among children raises concerns about impact that such technology has on their ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

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These tips demonstrate that planning for active learning experiences doesn’t have to be time-intensive or difficult.

Have you ever given a lecture to a group of adult learners? If so, you may have noticed their eyes losing focus and phones appearing as you moved through your session. This is because the traditional ...

Puzzles are a hands-on way to explore simpler and complex mathematical relationships, for everyone from kids to calculus students.