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Are We Assessing What Really Matters in Education?

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How can assessment data effectively inform instructional decisions and support professional development for educators? Kyllonen: We can now go beyond traditional methods with rich process data, including student conversation data. In cognitive psychology, we know this as the testing effect.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

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Is it time to give traditional letter grade systems an F and replace them with alternatives that focus more on getting more students to master material? And new research points to better ways to strengthen student-teacher relationships and a sense of belonging, argues Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University.

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Should College Become Part of High School?

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Her plan after graduation is to apply to the University of Minnesota’s main campus to major in psychology, entering halfway to her bachelor’s degree and thereby cutting out two years of paying for college. We really did want our students of color and our females to be able to look through these glass walls and say, ‘That’s cool.

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Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

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A study conducted by the American Psychological Association found that post-COVID mental-health-related incidents in children and adolescents were on the rise. Research shows that the pandemic has heightened feelings of anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty among young learners , making social-emotional learning (SEL) more critical than ever.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

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These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. Herein lies the dilemma. As described by the U.S.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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According to the American Psychological Association, students from more affluent families are more likely to have access to resources such as devices, internet, dedicated work space and the support necessary to complete their work successfully—and homework can highlight those inequities.

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When Student Anxiety Gets in the Way of Attending School

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It can knock students off the traditional developmental path and leave them without crucial social and emotional skills, says Anne Marie Albano, a clinical psychologist with experience in school avoidance. Avoidance has become a crisis in recent years, one that schools aren’t prepared to handle, according to mental health experts.

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