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Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’
Education Week: For many years, I secretly worked on my research. I say “secretly” because, once upon a time, researchers simply published their research in professional journals—and there it stayed. However, my colleagues and I
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What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?
Mother Jones: Leigh Robinson was out for a lunchtime walk one brisk day during the spring of 2013 when a call came from the principal at her school. Will, a third-grader with a history of acting
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From Lab to Learning
Do research findings from a controlled lab setting hold up in a classroom? Psychological science often suggests promising principles that may improve learning. However, many of these findings have not been translated to educational contexts
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10 Years In, Tulsa’s Pre-K Investment Is Paying Off
NPR: Researchers have been tracking Jose Arriaga since he was 4 years old, waiting for the day he would start ninth grade. This fall, Jose is a freshman at Booker T. Washington High School, a
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Charging Up the Inner GPS
A team of psychological scientists from Tufts University and the US Army may have found one way to improve a shaky sense of direction: applying an electric current to the brain. The research team, led
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Meet the APS Board for 2015–2016
Every September, the Observer highlights leaders taking on new roles on the APS Board of Directors. For the 2015–2016 academic year, C. Randy Gallistel of Rutgers University is the new APS President, while Susan Goldin-Meadow
