Projects of Nicholas J. Cepeda

New Projects

We have recently started some new projects investigating the effects of musical training, eating breakfast and nutritional intake, and mindfulness meditation on cognition and academic achievement.

Methods for Improving Long-Term Retention

We are developing and testing methods for improving long-term retention of classroom material, in actual and mock classrooms. Factors we investigate include study episode spacing effects and optimal testing and feedback methods. Our goal is to provide concrete recommendations for improving retention, by having teachers and students make small changes in learning methods.

Cognitive Flexibility

We are developing a working definition of cognitive flexibility and are examining the relationship between cognitive flexibility and executive function. We also are developing and validating new measures of working memory strength in grade-school age children and adults.

Ellen Bialystok and I are investigating how ADHD and bilingualism influence executive function skills.