Questions tagged [educational-psychology]
For questions about this field that studies how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations.
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Can the big five personality dimensions be trained/enhanced?
Are there established methods to, say, enhance someone's conscientiousness or agreeableness? In particular, since it seems there's evidence linking positive relationship between the big five to ...
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What is the optimal mean correct on a multiple choice test in order to maximise the measurement of individual differences?
What is the optimal mean correct on a multiple choice test item in order to maximise the measurement of individual differences?
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How to help relieve test-anxiety in others
I teach, as a layman, young adult students who mostly try to get a degree part-time whilst juggling full-time jobs and small crumbs of left-overs of a private life.
As it is hard for them to do rock-...
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Effects of Game-based Learning on Motivation for Learning
I have already asked this question here, but I did not receive my answer. I found this site a more appropriate place to ask it.
I found many studies discovering the impacts of game-based learning on ...
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Do "overview" sections increase learning outcome?
Suppose a math textbook contains an overview chapter for each part of the textbook. The intent of those overview chapters is to motivate and introduce the new mathematical concepts which will be ...
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Ground a student survey in academic literature
I'm planning to do a survey with students (age around 16) with questions/answer-possibilities that have been 'proven' to be significant indicators of student success/good grades. So, I'm not really ...
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Is there any psychometrics researches about the relationship between difficulty and grade distribution?
Is there any psychometrics researches about the relationship between difficulty and grade distribution in differnt college courses titles?
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How to foster an environment for appreciation
I'm a teacher at a highschool and currently we've been working on projects that are supposed to make the kids appreciate those around them especially the other teachers and workers at the school. ...
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What is the current status of neuroeducation? [closed]
How can we apply the cognitive neuroscience in the classroom?
What is a good general reference discussing the current status of neuroeducation?
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Do unschooled persons think differently from us (schooled persons)? How?
Through past experiences, I am convinced that "unschooled communities" such as tribals, nomads, cattle-herders, etc. (and persons belonging to such communities) have very different ways of thinking ...
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Which intervention improves the ability to remember names the most?
Is there research about psychological interventions to help the average person remember names? If so, which intervention or interventions have the best evidence base to support them?
Are there good ...
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In what areas is kindergarten most effective developmentally?
I expect that state-funded kindergarten and pre-kindergarten would be most effective in areas where there is no state-funded day-care. Additionally, I would expect it to be most beneficial to the ...
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Comparison of assessments of cognitive skills in children
What test is better in terms of its usability and informativeness - WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) or BAS (British Ability Scales)?
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Tests of Semantic Memory suitable for 10 to 18 year old
I'm trying to find a test of semantic memory for students.
We're working on a programme to explore the impacts of exposure to nature on a student's academic abilities (hoping to pique teachers ...
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Does sensory deprivation affect cognitive abilities?
I am wondering if the loss of vision or hearing early in life (say, before the age of 14 years) affects cognitive abilities later in life? I would imagine that as a group, early-blind or early-deaf ...
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