Learning Sciences
Principles Cards

The Learning Sciences Principles Cards introduce research-backed insights on human learning that educational professionals can apply to improve product design and learning outcomes.

Memory Formation

Techniques that strengthen low-level cognitive processing to retain and quickly recall facts, concepts, and associations for comprehension and future learning.

Knowledge Refinement

Strategies for correcting misconceptions and improving how accurately and flexibly knowledge is applied in new situations.

Sensemaking

Approaches to foster reflective thinking, practice reasoning skills, and articulate new knowledge to support deeper understanding and problem-solving.

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Memory Formation

Knowledge Refinement

Sensemaking

Memory Formation

Techniques that strengthen low-level cognitive processing to retain and quickly recall facts, concepts, and associations for comprehension and future learning.

Knowledge Refinement

Strategies for correcting misconceptions and improving how accurately and flexibly knowledge is applied in new situations.

Sensemaking

Approaches to foster reflective thinking, practice reasoning skills, and articulate new knowledge to support deeper understanding and problem-solving.

All

Memory Formation

Knowledge Refinement

Sensemaking

Memory Formation

Techniques that strengthen low-level cognitive processing to retain and quickly recall facts, concepts, and associations for comprehension and future learning.

Knowledge Refinement

Strategies for correcting misconceptions and improving how accurately and flexibly knowledge is applied in new situations.

Sensemaking

Approaches to foster reflective thinking, practice reasoning skills, and articulate new knowledge to support deeper understanding and problem-solving.

All

Memory Formation

Knowledge Refinement

Sensemaking

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