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Pooja Agarwal, Cynthia Nebel, Veronica Yan, "Smart Teaching Stronger Learning: Practical Tips From 10 Cognitive Scientists" (Unleash Learning Press, 2025)
July 6, 2025·1 hr 10 min·7 clips
Dr. Pooja Agarwal reveals how cognitive science can help students remember what they learn for years, not just weeks.
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Learning and motivation are framed as a feedback loop, not separate tasks.
The episode keeps coming back to a plain but useful point: learning can feed motivation, not just follow it. Most of the discussion stays with the loop between low-stakes quizzing, confidence, and the willingness to keep going, which gives it a clear practical center.
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