Jan 26, 2021

Cognitive psychology is probably the most important branch of psychology for teachers in helping to understand memory, learning and education.  In this week's podcast I consider 3 questions about the cognitive approach to psychology to help teachers:

• What is cognitive psychology (and also cognitive neuroscience)?
• How...

Jan 19, 2021

Dr. Rebecca Merkley is Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada interested in how people learn. She studies how young children learn early maths skills and also investigates whether knowing how people learn could help teachers support all learners.

This interview is a fascinating...

Jan 12, 2021

There are many misconceptions about memory, that it is like a video camera accurately recording our lives.  The differences between short- and long-term memory.  In this short podcast I look at the underpinning theories of short-term and long-term memory and how teachers can utilise this to help students prepare for...

Jan 5, 2021

Metacognition, cognition, revision strategies...these are the bread and butter of teaching and yet many misconceptions are still out there.  Jonathan is a teacher, author and research with a particular focus on memory and metacognition.  This discussion is the perfect start to a season of podcasts on Learning to learn...