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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
C. Nathan DeWall, University of Kentucky, and renowned textbook author and APS Fellow David G. Myers, Hope College, have teamed up to create a new series of Observer columns aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science
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The Education Issue: Believing self-control predicts success, schools teach coping
The Washington Post: At first blush, Julia King’s middle-school classroom at D.C. Prep Public Charter School seems like any other middle school. Seventh-graders are busy reviewing math skills that they struggled with on a recent
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Continuing Education Credits at Convention
Don’t miss out on the many opportunities to earn Continuing Education credits at the 25th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. A full list is below — please note that separate registration is required for
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Teaching and Advising First-Year Students
“What do they think this is, high school????” If you have taught first-year college students, you may have felt such exasperation. Especially in the fall semester, first-year college students are truly like strangers in a
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Exploring Social Justice Through Music
The concept of social justice is taught in many college courses across numerous disciplines, including social work, political philosophy, education, and psychology. According to Rawls (1999), social justice is “the basic structure of society, or
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Why is math so hard for so many?
The Washington Post: If you are someone who has long struggled with math, read on to find out why that might be so. This was written by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, a professor and director