Megan Sumeracki
School can be stressful, and 2020 has been a particularly stressful year for many of us. So, for this week’s blog, I thought I would write about retrieval practice and stress. Fortunately, I get to share some good news!
Prior research has shown that acute stress can hinder our ability to retrieve information. Acute stress is stress that comes from a specific event.
See the full article in The Learning Scientists.
AUTHOR
Megan Sumeracki (née Smith) is a tenured professor at Rhode Island College. She is an original co-founder of The Learning Scientists.
Megan earned her MA in Experimental Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, and her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Purdue University. She specializes in human learning, memory and applying the science of learning to educational contexts. Megan's research program focuses on the application of cognition to education, and specifically enhancing meaningful learning in the classroom and during independent study. She is also passionate about science communication. In her spare time Meg crochets, plays board games, and reads. She also loves to travel, hiking and wine tasting, as well as spending time with her young daughter and husband!