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The Power of Routines: Building a Strong Foundation for Success

A Principal's Reflections

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that individuals who followed a structured daily routine experienced lower cortisol levels, a stress hormone (Schmitz et al., Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of psychological research. Review of General Psychology, 10(4), 312-333.

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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. Frontiers in Psychology , 16. Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making. C., & Chomsky, N.

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The Virtual Mystery Webtool: Open access online Hybridized Problem-based Learning

Teaching Anthropology

Examples of VMPs range from setting up a display in a local museum called “Primates in Motion”, writing a grant proposal for a specific archaeological site, creating a fund raising campaign for an endangered primate species, creating an interactive display on the evolution of a Pliocene hominin (see Fukuzawa & Boyd, 2016; Fukuzawa, 2018).

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Would You Rather: Designing with Choice in Mind

Catlin Tucker

Choice has been shown to improve retention, transfer performance, and motivation (Schneider, Nebel, Beege & Rey, 2018). Self-Determination Theory identifies three basic psychological needs that impact motivation–competence, relatedness, and autonomy (Deci & Ryan, 2000). Would You Rather?

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Study: Students work harder when they think they are being watched

The Hechinger Report

A photo from a 2018 report shows a teacher using Lumilo smart glasses, developed at Carnegie Mellon University, in an experiment. Student psychology appears to be at play. A longer study would be needed to see if the psychological trick persists. It was really a big positive result for us,” said Holstein.

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PROOF POINTS: Does growth mindset matter? The debate heats up

The Hechinger Report

Two meta-analyses on growth mindset were published online in the fall of 2022 in the journal Psychological Bulletin and arrived at opposite conclusions about one of the most popular ideas in education. How could two such studies come out within just three weeks of each other in Psychological Bulletin and arrive at opposite conclusions?

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A Classroom Research Project with Lasting Meaning

Teaching Anthropology

One compelling reason for bringing this type of research into the classroom is that according to psychologists, family histories can link with our ongoing psychological ‘project of the self’ and might have a therapeutic benefit for our wellbeing (Nicholson, 2018). 2018) Family trees, selfies and our search for identity.

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