New Research Frontier: Habit Formation for Learning and Performance

It’s here! Promising pioneering research that may forever change how we view student learning, measure their performance and provide assistance. Recent habit formation studies conducted by researchers at MIT, Duke, Rutgers and other researchers throughout the world have provided a deeper understanding for why students struggle in school. The LearnWell Projects has taken this research that is rooted in cognitive, neurological …

Transforming Good Students into Great Learners

This post features notes from my recent pre-conference and workshop sessions at the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACTLA) and On Course conferences in sunny California!  Thanks for the invitation and great reception! Education is an enterprise in which students use their intellectual behaviors and cognitive skills to complete cognitive tasks.  Their success depends upon how well they …