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Optimize Learning Through Science
COGx translates research from cognitive science into evidence-based programs that improve student learning outcomes.
What We Do
Align teaching with proven principles of human learning while empowering students to become lifelong learners.
Teaching
The current approach to teaching is disconnected from how students learn (Hynes, 2014). Misconceptions about teaching and learning based on intuition have led to an epidemic of disengagement in schools (Evans, 2023).
Learning
Learning is a scientific process, and for students to learn optimally they must be taught (Bjork, 2013: Dunlosky 2021). Students use ineffective techniques such as highlighting and re-reading, with limited success. Such strategies are rooted in the misconception about learning (Bjork & Bjork, 2011).
Closing The Global Skills Gap
A global crisis is emerging of learners of all ages being unprepared for future employment and prosperity, increasing achievement and opportunity gaps (UNESCO, 2023) with “uneducated, uninspired, and unskilled” learners (UNICEF, 2022). By 2030, there will be a global human talent shortage of over 85 million people, causing an $8.5 trillion loss to global GDP (Korn Ferry, 2023).
Upskilling is a constant market demand that is achieved when we ensure students and adults master lifelong learning. COGx optimizes teaching so it is aligned with how students learn -based on evidence from cognitive science. COGx empowers students to become protagonists of their education by mastering the science of learning. COGx programs develop the skills essential for lifelong learning.
How We Serve
We Develop the Skills for Lifelong Learning
Lifelong learning is widely recognized as essential for both academic success in students and career advancement in adults. However, it’s often viewed as a single skill, when in reality, it involves a complex mix of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional skills. Schooling success rests on these skills that educators and students are rarely exposed to. At COGx, we understand this complexity and apply it to create programs that empower educators to teach effectively and enable students to take charge of their own learning journey.
Our Approach
Our Customized Solutions
Localized and Customized Programs for Educators (PD) and Students
Processing Skills
Effective information processing requires focus to sustain attention, the ability to hold and manipulate incoming data through working memory, and the capacity to integrate information through processing speed.
Managing Skills
Managing information effectively includes the ability to self-regulate, organize, manage time, initiate tasks, and other behaviors shared by successful learners. While these are affected by Processing Skills, they can also be improved.
Applying Skills
Applying refers to one’s ability to encode, store and retrieve information effectively. Memory is critical to learning as it serves as the foundation for knowledge. These skills are critical for mastery as well as for 21st Century Skills.
Monitoring Skills
Metacognition plays a significant role in a student’s academic achievement across disciplines and has been identified as a key differentiator between sophisticated, successful learners and those who struggle, especially at learning independently.
Affective Skills
Affective skills shape how learners feel about their learning, influencing motivation, resilience, and emotional well-being. These skills help students manage stress, build confidence, and develop a positive mindset, creating the emotional foundation needed for persistence, engagement, and meaningful learning experiences.
Behavioral Skills
Behavioral skills are the actions and habits that help learners stay engaged, organized, and self-regulated. They include goal-setting, time management, perseverance, and self-discipline allowing students to take responsibility for their learning, adapt to challenges, and develop productive learning behaviors.
COGx has been devoted to translating scientific research and evidence-based practice into accessible programs. They are rigorous in their approach and committed to applying research findings and evidence with fidelity. As a result, they are making great strides in changing the status quo in education to one that embraces scientific research on learning.
Who We Serve
We partner with organizations committed to developing their students skills for effective lifelong learning and who want to align teaching for mastery.
K-12 Public School Districts
Empower your district's educators and students to flourish by aligning teaching for learning and developing your students skills to become effective lifelong learners.
Independent Private Schools
Ensure the latest research on human learning is available to your faculty and students with customized programs expertly supported.
Colleges
Prepare students for success in higher ed and equip them with the skills to thrive in a competetive workforce.
Ministries
Cost-effective, contextualized and replicable teaching and learning solutions tailored to your unique needs.
