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Handshakes at the Door: Hype, or Helpful?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

It's not just cute videos! Research also shows that greeting...

Constructivism: In The Brain, In The Classroom
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Is constructivism a theory of learning, or a theory of...

But Does It Work In The Classroom? (A Hint: YES!)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A large study in five different Florida schools gives us...

More Contradictions in the Adolescent Sleep/Technology Debate
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

New research, contradicting prior research, shows that pre-bedtime screen use...

Best Font Name Ever: “Sans Forgetica”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Australian researchers have developed a new font, "sans forgetica," which...

[A Specific] Movement Helped [Specific] Students Learn [A Specific] Thing
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Research shows that movement can help kindergarteners understand the number...

Sorting Hats, Myers-Briggs, and the Perils of False Classification
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The Hidden Brain podcast on the dangers of false sorting...

Not All of Us Work Effectively in a “Memory Palace”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Students with lower visuospatial aptitude don't benefit much from "memory...

The Best Teaching Book to Read This Summer: Powerful Teaching
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Powerful Teaching, by Agarwal and Bain, combines research and practical...

Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying – A Guide for Kids and Teens by Barbara Oakley, Terrence Sejnowski, and Alistair McConville
Pointing Out Online Mistakes Like a “Jerk”: More Misuses of Psychology Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Despite the click-bait headlines, research doesn't show much of anything...

Today’s Unpopular Research Finding: Potential Perils of Mindfulness
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

New research suggests that mindfulness may lead to "particularly unpleasant"...

Right Brained Language Learning (And Other Reasons to Ignore Brain Myths)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Recent research shows that right-hemisphere brain activity predicts successful language...

Visual & Verbal: Welcome to “Dual Coding”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

By "dual coding" -- that is, by presenting information both...

Early Signs of Autism: “Joint Attention”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This video, by Simon Baron-Cohen, explains the importance of "joint...

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