Why Memorizing Stuff Can Be Good For You
(Forbes)
Memorizing facts is generally seen as less important than developing skills like critical thinking. In fact, though, having information stored in your memory is what enables you to think critically.
The Growth of Psychology Baccalaureates Slows
(APA Monitor on Psychology – Datapoint)
However, psychology baccalaureate growth slowed and then plateaued beginning in 2013. In 2017, for the first time in years, the number declined, with 1,262 fewer psychology baccalaureates awarded in 2017 (124,497) than in 2016 (125,759).
More Than Highlighting: Creative Annotations
(Edutopia)
Active strategies for annotation like collaborative work and illustration increase students’ comprehension and retention.
Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry
(New York Times)
Many routinely skip meals and take ‘poverty naps’ because they cannot afford groceries. Campus food pantries are helping, but are they enough?
Is There a Trade-Off Between Racial Diversity and Academic Excellence in Gifted Classrooms?
(Hechinger Report)
Researchers calculate what happens when you pick the brightest from each school
A Different Kind of Post
(The Effortful Educator)
I received a harassing email this week. I responded by showing my class.
To Fix Student Discipline, Public Favors School Climate Efforts Over Harsher Penalties, Survey Finds
(Education Week’s Rule for Engagement – Subscription Required, Free Trial)
American adults surveyed about improving school discipline tended to favor supportive solutions, like school climate efforts and additional training for teachers, over stricter practices like detentions or suspensions.
What Can Lecturers Do to Develop Resilience Among Students
(Psychreg)
In an increasingly student-centred higher education landscape, the concept of ‘student support’ includes so much more than pure attention to academics. Pastoral care, emotional support and improvement of students’ skills to deal with everyday life stressors have become part of many universities’ mission statement.
Early Career Productivity ‘Linked to Workplace, Not Training’
(Times Higher Education)
An early career academic’s productivity is influenced by where they work rather than the university where they studied for their doctorate, research suggests.
Education May Be Key to a Healthier, Wealthier US
(Science Daily)
A new study finds that the economic return of living a longer, healthier life may trump lifetime earnings
Probing the Power and Importance of Art
(APA Monitor on Psychology)
The Arts and Mind Lab at Boston College explores cognition in the arts—and the value of arts education
Aspen Institute Social-Emotional Guide Authors Respond To Critics
(Education Next)
There were four criticisms posed to Education Next readers, and we address each briefly
What Makes Memories Stronger?
(Science Daily)
Researchers shed new light on how the brain solidifies important memories
Red Flags for Applicants With Mental Health Issues
(Inside Higher Ed)
If applicants wrote about their mental health, one college gave their applications additional review — and some were rejected — even if they were academically eligible for automatic admission
The Science Divide: Why Do Latino and Black Students Leave Stem Majors at Higher Rates?
(Washington Post – Subscription Required, Free Trail)
“It’s like there’s a magnifying glass on you,” he said. “If you don’t know the answer to something, you’re watched, like you have something to prove, and you can’t shine on your own merits as much.”
How Mindfulness Can Help Teachers and Students Manage Challenging Situations
(KQED – Mind/Shift)
But what happens when we really don’t want to be in this particular moment? For most teachers and students, it’s an experience we know all too well.
