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
Once into learning, always into learning? Mastery goals can motivate us to pursue lifelong learning no matter the circumstances, and no matter our level of education by Julia Gorges / September 5, 2016
The trap of academic success: perfectionism Students need to learn how to handle success without falling into the trap of perfectionism by Lavinia Damian / August 24, 2016
