Practice Makes Possible: What We Learn By Studying Amazing Kids : NPR Ed In the age-old fight between hard work and talent, researcher Anders Ericsson says it's no contest. Practice wins the day.

Traditionally, you learn to squat from top to bottom, but as we mentioned in our squat primer, many variables can limit your ability to squat well or to depth. For some, bad flexibility in the ...

To learn a new topic, you must do something with it. Whether learning by oneself or with others, time must be set aside for labs, quizzes and practice. You must put your new knowledge to the test.

The study, "Retrieval Practice Produces More Learning Than Elaborative Studying With Concept Mapping," tested both learning strategies alongside each other.

Researchers have tended to study either the trajectory of lifelong mastery, where learning can appear as a steady, gradual process, or the effects of practice in short, repeated bouts.

Taking short, 10-second breaks when practicing a new skill, like learning to play a new song or instrument, helps the brain solidify fresh information. During these resting periods, ...

Key points. Handwriting practice involves specific motor skills that are only engaged when writing by hand with a pen or pencil. A new "handwriting and literacy learning" study shows that writing ...