What is Learning Science?
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The Science of Learning brings together research from cognitive science, educational psychology, and instructional design to help educators better understand how learning happens.
WE DEFINE IT AS:
A set of principles representing our best understanding of how learning happens.
Backed by evidence and shown to have positive effects on student learning.
Applicable to instructional contexts in the form of demonstrable teacher actions.
Why It Matters
Every student deserves to be taught by a professional who understands how learning happens, and every teacher deserves to understand how teaching happens in order to know what works and why. Applying the science of learning supports this, not through yet another initiative, but by offering an evidence-informed lens through which we can improve our practice and accomplish our goals.
Why It Matters
Cognitive Load
Design instruction that respects working memory — chunk, sequence, and reduce extraneous demands.
Prior Knowledge
An equity-minded starting point that respects what every learner brings to the table.
Effortful Thinking
Rigor means designing for deep processing — not just engagement, but real learning.
Meet the Team
Grounded in Research, Built for Schools
Learning Science Partners, co-founded by Dr. Jim Heal and Meg Lee, supports schools and districts to make learning science the foundation of teaching and instructional improvement.
By grounding practice in learning science, educators gain the clarity and confidence to design instruction that is both effective for students and sustainable for teachers.