New research from Northwestern University shows 15-month-old infants can learn words for objects they've never seen. This ...

Two toddlers are learning the word "cup." One sees three nearly identical cups; the other sees a tea cup, a sippy cup and a Styrofoam cup. Chances are, the second child will have a better sense of ...

The Case for Training Teachers in Object-Based Learning Object-based learning is a pedagogical approach core to many museum experiences, inspiring close observation and deep critical thinking. An ...

How can digital tools help educators to foster meaningful learning experiences with museum objects? How can museum- and school-based practices inform each other? What role can technology play in this ...

Cengage Learning is expanding its presence in the online program management market with the acquisition of ed-tech company Learning Objects and its learning platform, Difference Engine. Cengage CEO ...

Three experiments provided evidence that 3.5- to 4-year-old English-speaking children (N = 72) attend to the appearances of novel objects, not only when they hear a novel noun, but also when they hear ...

A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and University College London has demonstrated that humans can detect buried objects in sand without direct contact, relying solely on subtle ...