Psychology in the Classroom
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S8 Ep 7Motivation - Meeting the need of learners with Don Berg
Don Berg is an author, education psychology researcher, alternative education practitioner, and leader. He has over 20 years of experience leading children in self-directed educational settings. In this episode we focus on motivation, going beyond the traditional intrinsic-extrinsic paradigm to discuss the need for autonomy, competency and relatedness in order for students to feel motivated and engage with learning in the classroom. Some great ideas on how to make small changes to help motivation, engagement and wellbeing. You can find out more about Don's work on his website www.holisticequity.org and click this link for his Book: Schooling For Holistic Equity: How To Manage the Hidden Curriculum for K-12
S8 Ep 6Interleaving: a useful learning strategy?
Interleaving is a concept that has been around in the pyschological literature for about 10 years, the findings are quite robust but there is a lot of confusion about exactly what interleaving is and how it should be used in the classroom. This episode we define what interleaving is and is not, the consider the research that underpins it as a concept and the theories as to why it might work and finally what exactly interleaving could look like in your classroom. There are two reviews that I mention and you can click on the links below to access them: EEF Cognitive Science in the Classroom: Evidence and Practice review (go to page 53) Firth, Rivers & Boyle (2021) Contest and Implications Document for: A systematic review of interleaving as a concept learning strategy.
S5 Ep 5Retrieval Practice, Schemas & Effective Questioning - with Bradley Busch
Following on from last week Bradley Busch from InnerDrive talks about the importance of retrieval practice in learning and how it links to the broader landscape of learning through the development of schemas, how to develop effective questions, not to mention why students don't opt for retrieval practice in their revision. If you's like to listen to Bradley's other Psychology in the Classroom Podcasts you can hear them here: The Science of Learning or Cognitive Load. You can find out more about the work that InnerDrive does at www.innerdrive.co.uk