All in For Students
Taking exams is often associated with discomfort and anxiety in students. Students will feel nervous as these are high-stake performance situations. Exams require students to commit information to memory and to obtain an in-depth understanding of taught concepts...
As of last October, the CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 16 adults in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD (1). Despite the high prevalence of ADHD in adults, there are few resources for adult learners with ADHD.
Got a million things to do but, zero motivation to start? We’ve all been there, one task turns into ten and suddenly things become overwhelming very quickly. In this blog, I use the latest science to challenge the idea that success requires natural motivation and show you how habit science and sport psychology offers a smarter approach…
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 …
I’m currently preparing teaching for the upcoming academic year. One focus for me has been student self-regulated learning and time management skills. So, as I’m developing resources for students and designing the curriculum, I refer to research to understand students’ motivations to pick up and stick with effective learning strategies. Today’s post is a previously published blog post that has helped me make strategic educational decisions.…
