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Educators Can Help Make Stem Fields Diverse – Over 25 Years, I’ve Identified Nudges That Can Encourage Students to Stay
Jen, a student I taught early in my career, stood head-and-shoulders above her peers academically. I learned she had started off as an engineering major but switched over to psychology. I was surprised and curious.
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Back Page: Positive Science, Promising Outcomes
Jesus Alfonso (Jess) D. Datu discusses his research on positive psychology and positive education and how his findings can be used to inform educational policy.
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How to Foster Healthy Scientific Independence—for Yourself and Your Trainees
One of the most paradoxical concepts in science is independence. Almost nothing that we do as scientists is the product of complete independence. We work closely under the guidance of mentors for years as trainees
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Applying Psychological Science to Educational Policy and Practice: COVID-19 and the College Admissions Process
In a July 21 webinar produced by the APS Global Collaboration on COVID-19, four speakers from multiple areas of research and practice discussed how the pandemic has magnified interest in research on test-optional policies for college admissions.
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Student Notebook: The Outstanding Impacts of Supervisors on Student Success and Well-being
Samira Feizi discusses the importance of finding the right supervisor for doctoral students’ success and well-being.
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Surviving Imposter Phenomenon: One Psychological Scientist’s Story
How powerful are those self-defeating voices? Overcoming them took decades for this psychological scientist.
