The importance of children’s self-perception for later academic success Research by psychologist Pamela Davis-Kean shows: kids' self-concept of ability in math and reading is linked to later academic achievement by Meeri Kim / November 6, 2017
Breakfast enhances cognition in children and adolescents But evidence not yet clear on the effects of specific foods by Pippa Wysong / September 29, 2017
Marshmallows aren’t likely to fix low-income kids’ real problems It's not all about self-control. Children's decisions are driven instead by the forces of evidence and expectations by Celeste Kidd / July 31, 2017
Teacher effectiveness makes a difference "Teachers can make up as much as 15-20% of the variation in student learning", says educational psychologist Tom Good Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / July 26, 2017
Do incentives lead to better grades? A study of some 10,000 students in the final year of their schooling reveals the impact of monetary as well as non-monetary incentives by Susanne Osadnik / July 24, 2017
Society cannot afford to leave children with learning difficulties behind Christian Vögeli, founder of ed-tech startup Dybuster, talks about how ed-tech individualizes learning for kids with dyslexia or dyscalculia Interview by Aisha Schnellmann / July 13, 2017
Can cognitive training really make us smarter? We need to learn more about the individual characteristics predictive of training effectiveness to promote individualized interventions by Sabrina Guye / July 3, 2017
How not to raise a procrastinator Supporting children in achieving goals by Oliver J. Kaftan / June 21, 2017
Younger adults focus on growth and outcome, older adults on pursuing goals Alexandra Freund's research suggests that a heterogeneous age mix in teams is beneficial for both companies and society at large Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 6, 2017
The key to academic success It’s not only about ability, but also about believing that you can do it by Laura Di Giunta / March 29, 2017
“Self-regulation contributes to economic success and a healthy lifestyle” Behavioral economist Ernst Fehr talks about how self-regulatory and motivational skills can be taught Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 9, 2017
Mixed feelings The dark side of learning motivation and the bright side of negative emotions by Julia Moeller / October 3, 2016
