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Reblog: How To Convince Students To Use Effective Study Strategies?
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.…
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 …
Imitation versus Retrieval Practice in Foreign Language Pronunciation Learning
A couple of months ago I have started re-learning French with a language learning app. I studied French in school for many years and was quite fluent in it at the end of my schooling. Unfortunately, I then stopped speaking or engaging in the language. Fast forward to today...
Mood and Memory
Our brains - that’s the part that does the thinking - are, for better or worse, part of our bodies .... As such there are a vast number of interconnected systems that affect us and our thinking and learning as we move throughout the day. Even your mood can affect your memory and your ability to perform well on an exam.
GUEST POST: A Neuroscientific Perspective on Understanding and Managing Stress
Stress significantly impacts university students, affecting their mental and physical health. There has been a constant rise of mental illnesses reports in UK Universities over the last decade (1) – linked to high academic demands, cost of living and other financial pressures, and social challenges…