I first encountered the term “desirable difficulties” in Marsha Lovett’s (2023) book  How Learning Works. I was intrigued by this seemingly contradictory statement about teaching and learning. Lovett spoke about how making learning challenging  for students can be beneficial. Surely, I am not going to make learning too difficult especially in a way that is…

For Health and Human Services and Trades and Technical Programs   Are you ready to transform your students’ learning experience? How many of your students believe learning myths, such as highlighting is the best way to learn? Or that cramming the night before a test will result in success? Cognitive psychology research suggests these methods…