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"Learning Styles" : Myth or Reality ?

10/31/2018

According to a new meta-analysis on the subject, there is no scientific basis to the claim that students have different “learning styles” (visual, auditory, or kinesthetic) to which teachers should adapt.

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The Academic Importance of Non-Academic Skills

10/24/2018

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Improvements in non-academic skills have a bigger impact on academic outcomes than improvements in academic skills, new study finds.

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The Pivotal Role of Middle Leaders

10/22/2018

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Effective Heads of Department play a pivotal role in the implementation of school-wide reforms, new study confirms.

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Beyond Traditional Instruction

10/20/2018

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The traditional transmission model is less effective than new approaches to teaching, new study confirms.

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Interview: Yvonne Nasman

10/18/2018

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PsychED recently reviewed an article on caritative leadership. The author, Yvonne Näsman, has generously accepted to help us understand this new model better thanks to an exclusive interview.

Yvonne Näsman, PhD, earned her diploma in nursing and midwifery in 1994. She holds her Master’s degree in caring science since 2001, and her Doctoral degree in caring science since 2010. Her doctoral thesis is a monograph in Swedish about virtue ethics in relation to caritative caring ethics.

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Caritative Leadership

10/16/2018

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In a recent article, Yvonne Näsman proposes a new approach to educational leadership based on the well-known “caritative” nursing model.

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The Psychology Of Cheating

10/14/2018

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The subjective perception of social norms related to cheating is the main predictor of academic dishonesty, new study finds.

Academic dishonesty is detrimental to learning and goes against everything that schools have to teach...

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