News and media headlines seem to be filled with hope and dread these days, with fast-spreading articles with bold claims of new research that proves a miraculous outcome of a new treatment or an increased change in harm linked to …
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Retrieval Practice and Stress (repost)
I recently remembered this post about retrieval practice and stress. I was talking to one of my students about retrieval practice and stress, and went back to the blog to help me remember some aspects of the research. Upon seeing the …
GUEST POST: Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist
It was a hard hit knowing that my second son’s speech was not conventional. I had done well with my 1st son, teaching him to read before age 3 but I didn't track his progress intentionally to know how many words he spoke at what age so, I was looking forward to …
Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost)
Today’s piece is a repost from a number of years ago. I’ve loved comparing “hiding broccoli in the brownies” to infusing retrieval practice into fun activities. Doing so is a great way to get even more retrieval practice! i do it in my classes with adult learners, and I suspect it is particularly helpful to elementary school teachers. However, it’s also …
Cognitive Networks: Exposure Matters
In my last blog, I wrote about cognitive networks and implicit bias. The gist of the post was that our systems allow us to categorize and generalize, flexibly and automatically, and that this generally helps us. For example, we have some general rules …
Cognitive Networks and Implicit Bias
As a cognitive psychology professor, I teach about cognitive networks and how we process, organize, and respond to the world around us. We are able to quickly and flexibly process and categorize items around us, understanding what they are and …