Learning

Learning profile: Jeremy Markey

The final year of high school brings its challenges, but for student Jeremy Markey the key to success is balance and organisation.

Learning profile: Julie-ann Lambourne

Distracted by a difficult home life, Julie-ann Lambourne never got the chance to learn much at school. . .but she certainly made up for that later.

Speaking multiple languages

A rare group of people known as polyglots are able to use multiple languages.

Learning disorders

Do smart drugs work?

Pharmaceutical ways to improve learning may be risky.

Factors affecting learning

Use your best judgment when it comes to these things and their impact on learning.

Science-based tips to improve learning

Use these six tips to help improve the power of your brain.

Good teachers matter (credit: Ilmicrofono Oggiono/flickr)

Learning: why good teachers matter

Good teachers matter more than class sizes, resources or streaming.

Myth: people have different learning styles

Are there such things as ‘visual learners’ or ‘auditory learners’? What does the science say?

Does brain training work?

There are now countless online apps and software programs that encourage people to exercise their brain to boost cognitive function, but does ‘brain training’ really work?