Dr. Sarah Rav, an Australian doctor and productivity specialist, revealed a study hack to help people memorize anything within seconds. She claims the four-step method can eliminate long nights of ...

Last spring, as I was preparing for a new semester, I had an epiphany: Closed-book exams seem to unfairly aid students who excel at memorization. So I decided to allow my classes to use notes during ...

Mr. Willingham is a psychologist at the University of Virginia and the author, most recently, of “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy.” Picture your preschooler’s ...