A great deal of research has taken place dealing with intrinsic and extrinsic influences pertaining to learning and learning engagement. There has especially been significant research by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci of how much influence intrinsic and extrinsic influences ...

The brain is involved in all learning that we do, so if we’re in the business of learning doesn’t it make sense that we know how the brain learns best? The current generation of young Australians will spend 11,000 hours ...

That’s according to the RMIT University researchers who designed it. Released yesterday, it’s believed to be the world’s first typeface specifically designed to help people retain information and remember study notes. Called Sans Forgetica, it’s a back-slanted, gapped font based on ...

A New Yorker obituary of the first woman to ever win the Fields Medal - math’s highest honour - contained a surprising detail. At school, Maryam Mirzakhani was told she wasn't that good at math. While this sentiment is particularly ...

A homework hotline, open until 10pm, six days a week, is catching on with teachers and students. Kirrawee High School in Sydney's south began subscribing to yourtutor, a one-to-one, online homework centre, at the end of term two with pleasing ...