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NSF Invites Grant Proposals for Studying Personalized Learning in the STEM Workforce
The National Science Foundation is interested in receiving new proposals and supplemental funding requests to support flexible personalized learning to prepare the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce.
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Leveraging Learning Principles Online
APS Past President Morton Ann Gernsbacher designs her online psychology courses
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring the suspicious-coincidence effect in word learning and factors that influence how we judge whether sentences are grammatically correct.
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The ‘Unschooling’ Movement: Letting Children Lead Their Learning
Is a child who spends the day watching videos or playing in the backyard actually learning? Yes, say advocates of the “unschooling” movement. Guests Maleka Diggs, founder of Eclectic Learning Network, a secular, black and
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2019 William James Fellow Award Goes to Phelps, Gilbert, Nadel, Werker
APS Past President Elizabeth A. Phelps, along with Daniel T. Gilbert, Lynn Nadel, and Janet F. Werker, are recognized for lifetime achievement in the basic science of psychology.
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For Learning, Drawing a Picture May Really Be Worth a Thousand Words
Reading aloud or acting something out can help us remember new information, but those strategies may not always be practical or appropriate for the setting. When those strategies fall short, you might want to try
