The Proglly Blog

Learning science. Applied.

Research-backed articles on how students learn, why formats matter, and what the evidence says about memory and retention.

Learning Science6 min readMay 2025

The Format Problem in Education: Why Students Fail Despite Trying

65% of people retain information better with visuals, yet education still delivers most content as text. The research is 50 years old. The gap is implementation.

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Product5 min read

Can AI Teach? What Building Proglly Taught Us

Proglly won a $10,000 EdTech Grand Prize. Then we rebuilt everything — because impressive and effective are not the same thing.

April 2025Medium
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Learning Science5 min read

Active Learning vs Passive Learning: Why Interaction Beats Watching

When a student watches a video twice and still says "I think I get it" — that is not a comprehension problem. That is a format problem.

March 2025Medium
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Interactive Diagrams for Learning: How Tapping a Concept Changes Retention

Most learning tools show you a diagram. Proglly lets you interrogate one. That difference is not cosmetic — it is the gap between passive exposure and active understanding.

February 2025Medium
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Study Tips6 min read

You're Not Bad at Studying. The Format Is Wrong.

Research shows students retain 10% of what they read after 72 hours, but 65% when they engage with visuals. If you have studied hard and still underperformed, here is the real explanation.

January 2025
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