Yesterday I had the honour of being on the Ed Talks online show from the Khan Academy and I had a little scoop for them… The cover of our new book! The new book is coming Summer 2022 from Corwin Will be available for pre-order before the end of 2021 And this is the cover:… Read More The cover of our new book: The Psychology of Great Teaching
One could describe science as organized scepticism or systematic doubt. So maybe it will not come as a surprise that overconfidence can be linked to anti-scientific views. But because you never can be sure without research and data, a new study examined this claim. From the press release: Historically, the scientific community has relied on… Read More Probably no surprise here: overconfidence bolsters anti-scientific views
We’ve known for some time that the original Marshmallow Test mostly happened with children from higher-income families. However, we describe in our new book about psychology that this limits how broad the results can be interpreted, although delayed gratification does seem to be linked to success in later life. This recent study adds insights to… Read More An important update to the Marshmallow Test: culture matters
If you want to know about the research behind this, check this post! Follow your passion is the biggest bullshit successful billionaires tell young people Via @profgalloway pic.twitter.com/XF9BtsdtI6 — Alvin Foo (@alvinfoo) August 8, 2022
Originally posted on Best Evidence in Brief Index:
By José L. Arco-Tirado, Faculty of Education, University of Granada (Spain) A recent study published in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness examines the effectiveness of sending teacher-written postcards home to reduce absences in preschool through second grade. The authors implemented a randomized intervention across schools…
Readers of our new book react sometimes surprised by what young children can do. Years of training in Piagetian thinking have led us to underestimate our children. And this new study again shows that they are able to do more than you may think, although parents will recognise a lot. This study shows that young… Read More Never underestimate young children, part 248
Yes, this post is about a study, although maybe you think the opposite while reading the title. But it’s true, according to research published by the American Psychological Association, people consistently underestimate how much they would enjoy spending time alone with their own thoughts, without anything to distract them. So put down the device you… Read More You underestimate how much you would enjoy spending time alone with your own thoughts
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
You have seen images like these time and again: The idea of the school as an efficient factory assembly line has a surprising history. A century ago, the notion of schools delivering finished products to a democratic society was both new and–here is the…
For some readers, this will not come as a surprise, but as you can read or hear pleas sometimes for schools without stress, this new study shows it is again a bit more complicated than that. Actually, ‘good’ stress can help develop resilience and reduce the risk of developing mental issues! Nothing really new in… Read More Some types of stress can actually be good for you
Originally posted on education ruminations:
The importance of motivation has long been a contentious topic in education. At first sight it seems straightforward: if our pupils are motivated, they will learn better. After all, isn’t that also true of ourselves, don’t we work harder when we do something that motivates us? No surprise then that…
From experience to meaning... 