Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Allow Me to Explain: Benefits of Explaining Extend to Distal Academic Performance

Abstract How does the act of explaining influence learning? Prior work has studied effects of explaining through a predominantly proximal lens, measuring short-term outcomes or manipulations within lab settings. Here, we ask whether the benefits of explaining extend to academic performance over time. Specifically, does the quality and frequency of student explanations predict students’ later […]

Published on September 16, 2024

Varying Mental Tasks Boosts Memory by 75 Percent

We’ve heard that variety is the spice of life, and now a new study finds that it also may be the key to supercharge learning and enhance working memory for people over the age of 60. Researchers discovered that varied practice, not repetition, primed older adults to learn a… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on September 16, 2024

Researchers test ChatGPT, other AI models against real-world students

An experiment tested six generative large language models against students in an online introductory biomedical and health informatics course. The models scored higher than as many as three quarters of the real-world students in the class. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for […]

Published on September 16, 2024