1. A system for improving student learning comprising: learning material having content for presentation to a student; an EEG system configured to measure a cognitive load of the student as the learning material is presented in a learning session; a device configured to measure physiological data of the student as the learning material is presented in the learning session, wherein the data includes at least three of a brain activity of the student, a measurement of the time it takes the student to read the material, a response time of the student to a request or question posed, a correctness of a response by the student, a total time the student has been engaged in learning, a position of gaze of the student and a posture of the student; a cognitive assessment algorithm configured to determine a cognitive state of the student based on the cognitive load and the physiological data; and a learning action algorithm configured to modify a continued presentation of the learning material in real time based on the cognitive state of the student.