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What the research says about learning and testing, what official standards ask of teachers, and how we build The Learning Library around both.
Featured · How we buildA map of what to learn nextFinishing a textbook raises an obvious question: what now? Getting stuck in one raises a harder one: is this the wrong book, or am I missing something it assumes?The Learning Library team · 8 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
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How we buildFrom library to growth hub: see what you know, and how to get where you wantA library helps you learn a book. A growth hub helps you see where all those books are taking you.9 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
How we buildHow we turn a 2,000-page textbook into a study guideA 2,000-page textbook is about a million words, far more than an AI model can sensibly read and write about in one go.8 Oct 2026 · 7 min read- How we buildA map of what to learn nextFinishing a textbook raises an obvious question: what now? Getting stuck in one raises a harder one: is this the wrong book, or am I missing something it assumes?8 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
How we buildHow we figure out which study methods work for youA good score during a study session tells you little about what will be left next week. So every study plan on The Learning Library starts with a short check-in, and a student's methods change only when their check-ins clearly say so.6 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
How we buildAI that asks instead of answersAI can make practice look better while making learning worse. So the AI in The Learning Library is built to ask questions, not hand over answers.18 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
How we buildOne question bank, six formatsA worksheet, a quiz, a test and an exit ticket look different, but they draw on the same thing: the key concepts of a chapter.5 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Further reading
Free, practical guides from researchers and education agencies.
- Which study strategies make the grade?Association for Psychological Science
- Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student LearningUS Institute of Education Sciences practice guide
- Metacognition and self-regulationEducation Endowment Foundation toolkit
- Six strategies for effective learningThe Learning Scientists
- Retrieval practice strategiesRetrieval Practice, Pooja Agarwal
- The myth of the fast learnerCarnegie Mellon University
- Mastery learningEducation Endowment Foundation toolkit