Psychology
Growth Mindset Explained
Most teachers have heard about the growth mindset. It became a phenomenon in 2006 when Carol Dweck released her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Yet, not everyone is…
False Growth Mindset Explained
In her updated book, Carol Dweck urges people to be wary of unintentionally nurturing a false growth mindset rather than the real thing. More specifically, Carol expresses her concern about…
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset: Does It Really Matter?
Since the launch of Dweck’s book ‘Mindset’, teachers have been fascinated by the growth mindset vs the fixed mindset. But does it really matter? Research reveals
Distributed Practice & Massed Practice: What Works Best?
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. You should be giving your students time to practice doing the things you have taught them to do in class. But there are…
How to Use Visuals & the Modality Effect to Improve Student Learning
Students learn best when you present information in multimodal ways. This is because we find it easier to learn through a combination of words and visuals. We call this the modality effect. What…