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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Does thinking out loud negatively affect one's ability to think internally?
I'm a professional programmer, and I also practice math. During both, I constantly talk out loud, even for simple problems. However, when I'm around other people I suppress the talking and I feel like ...
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Ability to learn math and age of children [closed]
Is age of children strongly related to ability to learn various mathematical topics (e.g., percentages, common fractions)? I ask because many students in the elementary grades struggle with math ...
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Are good students truly good at all things?
Source: 'Putting a Bolder Face on Google' By LAURA M. HOLSON
At a recent personnel meeting, she homes in on grade-point averages and SAT scores to narrow a list of candidates, many having graduated ...
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Psychology of intelligence [duplicate]
I studied some cognitive psychology of problem solving. But I havent studied the psychology of intelligence in depth.
I wanted to ask, to what extent do IQ/psychometric tests predict academic ...
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How do features of the work environment such as type of pen or color of paper influence productivity and workplace well-being?
Background: Recently I have been doing mathematics a whole lot,and I have noticed that my output varies wildly from many external factors,but mostly it is the enviorment I am working in. Namely one of ...
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Why is it easier to learn something when you have a teacher explain it?
I find that things you learn in school are much easier to learn than before you take the course. For example, there is a mathematical theorem that seems unnerving when I self studied calculus, but the ...
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For what kind of concepts do we really need an analogy?
Literature suggests that analogies are helpful in teaching and learning science concepts. But every concept can not and should not be taught using analogies as there are some concepts that can be ...
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average attention time and attention compensation time [closed]
Is there any good source for statistics regarding average attention span? More specifically- what is the average attention compensation time, meaning- how long does a person need to rest in order to ...
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Does eye contact improve attention and learning?
I remember having read a article in The Economist's Science and Technology section that presented evidence to the effect that attention and learning benefits from some forms of eye contact. If I am ...
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Inducing long term low latent inhibition
From what I have gathered of low latent inhibition, it is an extreme increased level of dopamine in the brain.. dopamine is a neurotransmitter and hormone.
Increasing it has many advantages and a ...
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.Do students learn better when challenged (specifically, in math education)?
Originally posted on Math.SE,
but it was suggested cogsci.SE would be a more suitable venue.
I'm aware of two publications that have trickled onto the radar screens
of non-specialists:
Fortune ...
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Statistics books for educational psychologists?
I plan to study educational psychology in the near future. I know research methods is a big thing for educational psychologists, so I wanted to get a firm grip on the statistical knowledge required ...
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Is autodidactism a feature that can only be possessed by special kinds of individuals?
I am from Brazil – at the current moment, education in this country is undoubtedly poor. I've been learning some things over the years on my own, mostly downloading content from the internet and ...
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Reading vs. watching a lecture: which activity results in higher knowledge retention?
I teach calculus to freshmen and currently spend most of the classroom time lecturing. To make classes more interactive I'd like to shift this phase of "knowledge transfer" outside of classes. Either ...
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Would a teacher benefit from reading psychology journals?
I am currently volunteering as a teacher to low income families.
I have had no training on teaching. I am working for a B.S. in chemistry and mathematics. Furthermore, I am quite new at this. I would ...
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