Children learn by imitating adults—so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a Yale study today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

New research is giving scientists fresh insights into how genetics are a prime factor in how we learn.

Students in “year-round” schools don't learn more than their peers in traditional nine-month schools, new research has found.

If you know any toddlers, you’ve probably wondered what is going on in their heads as they put their (full) bowls on their head at mealtime or run around in circles, shrieking for no apparent reason.

Researchers have long known that at about 18 months children experience a vocabulary explosion, suddenly learning words at a much faster rate. They have theorized that complex mechanisms are behind the phenomenon. But new research by a University of Iowa professor suggests far simpler mechanisms may be at play: word repetition, variations in the difficulty of words and the fact that children are learning multiple words at once.

Monkeys seem to learn the same way humans do, a new research study indicates.

Think you haven’t got the aptitude to learn foreign language? New research led by Northwestern University neuroscientists suggests that the problem, quite literally, could be in your head.

While federal programs such as No Child Left Behind emphasize the importance of academic skills to school success and achievement, there is growing interest in how social skills develop and how they contribute to learning.