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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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For teachersWhat teachers see: a class dashboard built on methods, not labelsA teacher can now make a class for any shelf, share a six-letter code, and see how each student is doing: what they've mastered, how much they studied each day, and who needs a hand.9 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
For teachersRetrieval practice in a 50-minute lessonYou don't need a new curriculum to use retrieval practice. Low-stakes recall can fit into the lesson you already teach, in five-minute pieces.12 Sept 2026 · 5 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