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Activate Active Learning
Take a moment to reflect on your educational experiences: How were you taught during your primary education years compared with your secondary education years and with your higher education experiences? When I ask my friends Visit Page
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Books to Check Out: January 2016
To submit a new book, email apsobserver@psychologicalscience.org. Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems: Foundations in Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropsychology by David W. Harrison; Springer International Publishing, March 27, 2015. The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova; Viking Books, January 12, 2016. Emotions Visit Page
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Teaching Peace in Elementary School
The New York Times: FOR years, there has been a steady stream of headlines about the soaring mental health needs of college students and their struggles with anxiety and lack of resilience. Now, a growing Visit Page
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L’ansia da matematica non porta brutti voti (math anxiety does not bring bad grades)
La Stampa: L’ansia da matematica, quel nervosismo e disagio che spesso si traduce in una morsa allo stomaco e in sudori freddi, specie nel caso di compiti in classe e interrogazioni, non fa sempre rima Visit Page
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Scientists say this ridiculously simple strategy can help you learn anything
Business Insider: Testing yourself on the material you’re trying to learn is more effective than studying and re-studying that material. In his book “Fluent Forever,” opera singer Gabriel Wyner suggests that one of the best Visit Page
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Googling Might Make People Feel Smarter Than They Actually Are
New York Magazine: Google makes it easy to pull up just about any information that’s available, but some psychological researchers think it comes with a cost. The “Google effect,” as one team dubbed it, is Visit Page
