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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

Emotion has a substantial influence on the cognitive processes in humans, including perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 141(4), 610. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38(4), 281-288. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1454. Fiorella, L.

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New psychology curriculum – concepts, content and contexts

Psychology Sorted

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new IB Diploma psychology curriculum coming soon. All Year 1 Diploma psychology students will be studying it from September 2025. The new psychology guide won’t be published until Feb/March 2025, but teachers don’t need to wait till then to start preparing.

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Psychological technologies

This Is Not a Sociology Blog

In the previous post in this series I discussed how we can see public health strategies as “technologies” which reveal human health, life and behaviour in particular ways and act as tools for changing these. Psychoanalysis Some of the most important “technologies” of psychology were developed by Sigmund Freud.

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How I teach synaptic transmission for A level Psychology

A Psychology Teacher Writes

One of the more challenging topics to teach in Psychology is biopsychology. Students often arrive at A level psychology with not only a wide range of prior knowledge but also a massive variety in expectations about what they’re going to learn. For some, the biological aspects are something of a shock!

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As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

ED Surge

This colleague, who I manage, shared that during a recent meeting I had facilitated, my tone made them feel psychologically unsafe. I made someone feel psychologically unsafe? Their words, and the description of their experience in the meeting left me stunned, confused and disappointed in myself. I kept thinking, “Me? I wish I had.

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The evidence of such connections came from the medical understanding of how human sensory perception affects cognitive calculations. As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. Godwin, K., & & Seltman, H.

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Two-year teaching plan for the new psychology curriculum

Psychology Sorted

Though the IB Diploma psychology is recommended as a two-year course , I know that some teachers have to fit it into one year! The HL extensions comprise the role of culture, motivation and technology in shaping human behaviour, and data analysis and interpretation. Here is a suggested two-year plan for your psychology course.