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20 psychological principles for teachers #7 Self-regulation

May 31, 2015 | Category: psychology

In this, the seventh in a series of posts examining a report on the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching and Learning, I take a closer look at Principle 7: "Students’ self-regulation assists...

#EEF #non-cognitive skills #self-regulation

20 psychological principles for teachers #6 Feedback

May 30, 2015 | Category: psychology

In this, the sixth in a series of posts examining the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching And Learning, I cast a critical eye over Principle 6: “Clear, explanatory, and timely feedback to s...

#feedback

20 psychological principles for teachers #5 “Learning is dependent on practice”

May 28, 2015 | Category: psychology

This is the fifth in a series of posts unpicking the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching And Learning. In this post I investigate Principle 5: “Acquiring long-term knowledge and skill is la...

#Daniel Willingham #deliberate pratice

20 psychological principles for teachers #4 Context

May 28, 2015 | Category: psychology

This is the fourth in a series of posts unpicking the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching And Learning. In this post I investigate Principle 4: "Learning is based on context, so generalizin...

#experts and novices #transfer

20 psychological principles for teachers #3 Development

May 27, 2015 | Category: psychology

This is the third in a series of posts unpicking the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching And Learning. This time it’s the turn of Principle 3: Students’ cognitive development and learning...

#Jean Piaget #cognitive development #Judith RIch Harris

20 psychological principles for teachers #2 Prior knowledge

May 26, 2015 | Category: psychology

This is the second in a series of posts unpicking the Top 20 Principles From Psychology For Pre-k–12 Teaching And Learning. This time it's the turn of Principle 2 – What students already know affect...

#liminality #Threshold concepts #misconceptions #prior knowledge #Top 20 psychological principles

20 psychological principles for teachers #1 Mindsets

May 25, 2015 | Category: psychology

We are what we believe we are.Benjamin Cardozo A few weeks ago I posted a brief summary of The Coalition for Psychology for Schools and Education's report, Top 20 Principles From Psychology For Pre-...

#Growth mindset

Top 20 principles from psychology for teaching & learning

May 09, 2015 | Category: psychology

The Coalition for Psychology for Schools and Education haves released a new report detailing what, in their opinion, are the most important and useful psychological principles teachers ought to be awa...