Learning is not rereading.

The research points toward retrieval practice, spacing, feedback, and managing cognitive load.

A practical evidence map:

https://whennotesfly.com/concepts/learning-science-knowledge/learning-science-evidence-map

#LearningScience #Education #StudyTips

Learning Science Evidence Map: What the Research Actually Shows

A sourced map of learning-science findings - retrieval, spacing, interleaving and more - rated by evidence strength, each linked to a peer-reviewed study.

When Notes Fly

The real AI issue in K-12 isn't cheating; it's the loss of learning evidence. GenAI lets students generate complete-looking work without visible thinking (drafting, revising). The question shifts from "Did they use AI?" to "What human work did the student still have to do?" Exploring this in Week 1 of "Designing with Friction."

https://micahminer.com/summer-research-series/

#PedagogicalFriction #AIinEd #K12 #LearningScience

📣 Call for Abstracts: TEACH 6 is open!

How do people learn effectively? How can evidence from learning science improve teaching and training?

We invite contributions on evidence-based learning, teaching, facilitation, training, methods, tools and lessons learned.

đź“… Submit until 4 Sept 2026
➡️ All details: https://helmholtz-metadaten.de/events/teach-6

#TEACHconf #LearningScience #Education #Training #Helmholtz

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Do logical visual aids (such as Venn diagrams) improve argument evaluation?

Not in this study of 164 English speakers (with "normal or corrected-to-normal vision and no issues seeing color").

https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.70476

#logic #teaching #edu #visualization #CogSci #learningScience

Interactive Lessons

Break away from passive reading. Our Interactive Lessons feature integrates high-yield content with active recall tools, ensuring students engage deeply with complex medical concepts through hands-on digital modules.

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One positive indicator you're ready for advanced AI integration: friction in your PKM process feels productive, not frustrating.

This seems counterintuitive in our efficiency-obsessed culture. But that friction—struggling to articulate ideas, searching for connections, rewriting until it clicks—that's where learning happens.

Your Zettelkasten is a gym for cognitive workout. The resistance is the point.

#PKM #Zettelkasten #LearningScience #CognitiveScience

Before moving to advanced AI integration with your PKM, ask: have you built the foundation?

Can you write permanent notes independently? Do you make connections before consulting AI? Do you understand why friction is valuable in learning?

These aren't gatekeeping questions—they're protecting the cognitive work that makes your Zettelkasten a thinking tool, not just a database.

#Zettelkasten #PKM #AI #CognitiveScience #LearningScience

Before moving to advanced AI integration with your PKM, ask: have you built the foundation?

Can you write permanent notes independently? Do you make connections before consulting AI? Do you understand why friction is valuable in learning?

These aren't gatekeeping questions—they're protecting the cognitive work that makes your Zettelkasten a thinking tool, not just a database.

#Zettelkasten #PKM #AI #CognitiveScience #LearningScience

The more I learn about the status quo of #education assessment in #higherEd, the more I find opportunities to improve.

This paper reports similar opportunities in #MedEd: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2843382

How can a #university or #medSchool better embrace #learningScience system-wide?