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"more than half of students are using closed captions in their educational videos at least sometimes. Although one might expect students with disabilities to report using captions at much higher rates, this study shows that students not reporting disabilities use captions almost as frequently, with more than 50 percent using them sometimes or more often;" "respondents overall expressed strong agreement that captions help students focus, retain information, and overcome poor audio. Open-ended responses further illustrate that students find captions to be helpful learning aids. Captions help students with comprehension, accuracy, engagement, and the retention of information transmitted in course video"

"Cleary is among those professors trying to tackle that challenge with strategic interventions. Through an elective called the Science of Learning she hopes that if students read the research on memory and learning they will adopt better strategies. These desirable difficulties include strategies like testing yourself regularly on what you've learned, rather than reading the same passage over and over with a highlighter in hand. "What we're teaching people doesn't feel good," Cleary admits. And the techniques require continual practice to be effective. "It's a horrible sales pitch." Cleary also helps other faculty members figure out how to incorporate these strategies in their teaching. Students tend not to like, say, weekly quizzes. And professors often don't want to stop in the middle of a lecture to ask students to jot down what they've learned so far. It makes Cleary uncomfortable, too. "It feels like I'm not doing anything. I'm just standing there," she says. "I should be cramming more content into my lecture.""