The Learning Research Digest, vol. 6

👋 Hello, Learning Science Friends!

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Learning Science Digest - it’s so great to have you here.

Hot off the academic research press this month…

📚 A study which explores why learning design projects fail.

📚 Research which suggests that designing for productive failure in a group-based learning setting can lead to improved learning outcomes.

📚 A study of key factors of student success in online learning, based on data generated during the COVID 19 pandemic.

From the archive…

📚 Mayer & Moreno’s 2003 classic, Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning. Educational Psychologist, 38(1), 43-52 - nine strategies that educators can employ to optimise for learner motivation and achievement of student outcomes.

Q&A

💬 The selected reader question this month is: We’ve heard a lot about generative AI through ChatGPT: what other sorts of AI might impact how we design and deliver learning experiences?

Let’s Go! 🤓