Seems like we should know something about how grading affects motivation, right? Surprisingly, the research literature hasn't been synthesized - until now! Sievers et al reviewed 34 studies and identified what we (don't) know and what research needs to happen next. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
My latest column is an interview with renowned historian of higher ed, Eddie Cole. Come for learning about HBCUs and stay for his thoughts on why accreditation is the biggest issue we're not talking enough about in higher ed.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Each year, people speak 338 less words per day (on average). These effects accumulate. In 2019, people were speaking 28% less words each day than in 2005 (!).
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Before moving to Berlin for my sabbatical, I spoke with Bethany Wilinski on her podcast. We discussed burnout, mid-career challenges, daily life at an IAS, logistics of moving a family abroad, & how to structure your time during a sabbatical.
@wiko-berlin.bsky.social
youtu.be/yF8RsR3W-V0?...
Out today in PNAS: Young children are surprised when a stranger has “insider knowledge” about them—and even make on-the-fly inferences about how that person could have learned it. So much fun working on this with Aaron Chuey and @julianje.bsky.social!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2525150123
SO excited for this to be out (open access)! @ljalley.bsky.social asked students what they think about when answering surveys about motivational climate. This study made a bit of a splash two AERAs ago because...1/2 @aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeradivc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0022...
New short report out from my team (Shannon Clark, Darren Henry, Jordan Rineer)! We asked elementary teachers what kinds of responses they tend to give their students in math 1/7 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Amazing!! 🎉🎉 Best gift! So so happy for you.
New paper out in Science Advances! I'm really (really) proud of this one. Let's get into it. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.”
Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Paper on statistical power necessary for interaction effects
doi.org/10.1177/2515...
Screenshot of the title page of an article published in the journal "Developmental Psychology" titled: "“Let Me Show Why You Are Wrong”: The Origins of Scientific Argumentation, Its Development, and Cognitive Predictors."
Can very young children craft a strong scientific counterargument using evidence and causal language? Yes! Teachers can help develop this skill by asking students to explore and refute multiple alternative explanations. doi.org/10.1037/dev0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
🚨 New paper! Think of a place you feel deeply attached to. When you're in that place, do you feel like your life is more meaningful? New work from @ashleykrause.bsky.social suggests you probably do!
Just accepted at Journal of Environmental Psychology, we find places can give our life meaning 🧵
📊 Sometimes belonging comes down to a checkbox. Our new paper in PSPB led by Brenda Straka finds that the way Latino identity is formatted on demo forms, especially the traditional two-question census format, can subtly undermine feelings of inclusion and belonging
news.illinois.edu/study-demogr...
It was puzzle box day again and I'm very relieved that the 2nd group of students also had fun!!
Resources at osf.io/q2zk3/files/...
If someone paid you $4.75 every night you slept 7+ hours, would you sleep more?
And--more importantly--would that increase in sleep change your behavior in other meaningful ways?
This new paper ran an experiment to find out.
🚨New paper alert!🚨 Super proud of the work that went into this one, which includes a systematic review and MEGA-ANALYSIS of the development of sense of belonging in STEM education across Grades K-12, with special attention to gender differences. (1/N)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Details for the SLAM summer fellows program
🚨 📣 Summer Fellows Program Call for undergraduates interested in education research: What are the barriers to effective learning in college? How can we support motivated learning?
For more details, visit: sites.edb.utexas.edu/slam/fellows/
#cogscisky #edusky #academicsky #psychscisky
🎉 My PhD work has just been published in @natcomms.nature.com!
How do we learn who caused what - and how much control we had - when outcomes depend on multiple people? We studied how humans do so using a new social learning task, computational modelling and fMRI.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Screenshot of the title page of an article published in the journal "Psychological Bulletin" titled: "Trust and Subjective Well-Being Across the Lifespan: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations."
Trust in others and institutions predicts subjective well-being and vice versa. This makes me even more attuned to the costs of people and systems that undermine trust. The decay of trust as a public health issue. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
Have you noticed how we often describe people from disadvantaged backgrounds as “strivers” or “go-getters” (💪🏼) rather than naturally gifted (🧠)? This may sound benign, but our new KiDLAB research shows that it reveals a harmful, early-emerging stereotype. (1/5)
I am thrilled to announce that this framework is out!
Who is responsible for inequality?
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social and I show that answers depend on whether people are judging causes or obligations, and the past vs the future.
doi.org/10.1177/1745...
Image is of the journal article title, publication outlet and author list.
Ever try to encourage student creativity in undergraduate education? Out now and open access, our new paper documents an iterative (4 study) exploration and evaluation of our approach doi.org/10.1016/j.ts...
#edpsych #highered #creativity
Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In our research on socioeconomic background in academia, we ran a survey. Over 2,000 faculty members responded (thanks if you were one!)
Social & cultural capital showed up time and again as key issues.
A few findings you might be interested in...🧵
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
How are students' motivational and emotional self-regulation related? In our new article, we advocate for more integrative approaches and discuss possible conceptual and functional linkages between MR and ER.
doi.org/10.1080/0046...
New paper in PSPB on the benefits of giving positive feedback to students, especially from underrepresented groups. Although not the norm in STEM, giving positive feedback boosts self-efficacy and belonging, which increases STEM performance, attitudes, interest
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