When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

Chatbots can facilitate ‘cognitive offloading,’ or taking shortcuts when learning. But emerging research on AI and cognitive science shows that learning is like a workout.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the traditional framework of cognitive load theory, it is assumed that the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge structures (or schémas) ...

An analysis of data from the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study suggests that general cognitive ability tends to be highly stable across the lifespan, but this stability only emerges after about age 3.

From solving puzzles to masterfully playing a game of chess, current artificial intelligence tools have employed algorithms ...

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Some have suggested bringing back blue book exams and in-classroom writing assignments as a reaction to students' use of Large Language Model-based Generative AI tools — such as ChatGPT. However, I ...

Meditation and foreign language training does not boost cognitive function in cognitively healthy older adults, a new study suggests. The findings are similar to results from another study published ...

This is the fifth article in a series taken from the insideHPC Guide to the Industrialization of Deep Learning. Humans are very good at visual pattern recognition especially when it comes to facial ...