Whether we notice it or not, it can happen to all of us.
Take a minute to think about what kinds of groups you identify with. Are you white? Elderly? Gay? A woman?
Now take another minute to think of what stereotypes ...
Weekly Digest #47: Academic Lifestyle and Self Care
First, some statistics. We LOVE statistics! Then we'll get to our main point. Across the United States and the World, there are a lot of teachers. In Fall 2016 there were approximately 3.1 million full-time equivalent teachers in public schools with another 400,000 ...
Can Students Accurately Evaluate their own Test Performance?
If you’ve ever taught, you’re probably familiar with the following experience: a student comes to your office, incredulous that they got a bad grade on a test. “But, but, I studied a lot and I was so sure I knew the material!” There are two key timepoints at which ...
GUEST POST: Attention -- What is it, and How Can We Control it?
As children develop, they are expected to meet the demands of the educational system. But what if there are learning difficulties or other problems that get in the way? Research shows that while learning problems are the cause of many educational ...
Weekly Digest #46: Ignite Discussions in the Classroom
When students give feedback to teachers on their teaching one point that often comes up is that they wish there was more discussion. However, when teachers try to get discussions going in the classroom it often fails because only a few students contribute or ...
New Meta-analysis of 217 Retrieval Practice Studies
I have to hand it to Google Scholar – sometimes, their algorithms are spot on. This week, I was alerted to a brand new meta-analysis on retrieval practice (1) – just published on February 1st. This meta-analysis is by far the most comprehensive ...