Constructivism encompasses a variety of concepts where experience, context, and prior knowledge become relevant to the learner. Learners construct new knowledge as they relate to prior knowledge based on their beliefs and understandings of the...

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Guest blogger Lori Desautels translates Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs into a blueprint for classroom practice that can set the stage with comfort, care, and self-reflection to optimize brain-compatible learning.

10 brilliant cartoons psychology students will love. Which one is your favorite?

Click to enlarge so as to be able to read it better. Were you aware of all of these? Which seem like the most important ones to highlight? Any others that

Article Adapted From Daily Health Tips Facebook Page Find out what ALL your favorite colors is saying and how true it is about you?? Kindly share your expression through comments.

Take learning to the next level with the ABLLS®-R: Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills. It provides a comprehensive review of 544 skills.

The different types of memory each have their own particular mode of operation, but they all cooperate in the process of memorization. Click for more facts.

Being presented with data after your child or student has been screened can be overwhelming, and hard to determine where to begin when sorting through all of the scores and data generated. The printable handout, created by the Speechy Musings blog, provides a clear understanding for parents and educators regarding evaluation scores, standard scores, and percentile ranks. Click on the link below to access the printable version. Click here for the printable copy!

I had a mentor who kept drilling into me, to make the unconscious mind our “best ally.” Initially I scoffed at the idea and thought that mentor had lost it, and with age, was out of this planet. Li…

Swiss psychologist Carl Jung popularized the terms “introverted” and “extroverted” describing two distinct personality types. Introverts have a rich inner

Last week, I blogged about Bloom's Taxonomy and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). (See April 2, 2012.) My friend, Andrea, over at One Teacher's Take...is Another's Treasure commented that she also uses Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels and Marzano's Dimensions of Thinking, both of which are new to me. So, I immediately googled them. Here's what I found. . . Webb's DOK Levels look like this: What I like about Webb's model is the 4 levels versus Bloom's 6. It's always nice to condense things, isn't it? At least in my realm of preparing dozens of lesson plans each day, less is more! The 4 level descriptors (the inner circle) boast newer and somewhat clearer concepts. Then my eye wanders over the outer circle. Ouch! Another sea of verbs to swim through. The 4th level, presumably the quarter in which we strive to spend most of our time, is curiously short on verbs compared to the other 75%. Are those 8 verbs/phrases just more succinct? Or, do they reflect the limitations foisted upon teachers by the Common Core of Teaching Standards, standardized testing, and uniform time lines? Surely that triad has bearing on it. Perhaps there is more to be considered, however. Is the 4th level truly where teachers strive to be? I hope, in my heart of hearts, that the answer is YES. However, it is possible that some, if not many, teachers find little motivation to work on level 4. Their efforts are not evaluated by standardized tests, depriving them of extrinsic approval. Paychecks remain static whether teachers push their students toward extended learning or not. Indeed, rewards are esoteric. Certainly the dedicated, professional teacher experiences intrinsic satisfaction. S/he may even be fortunate enough to receive accolades from students, parents, colleagues, and/or administrators. Is that enough? In a future blog, I'll discuss Marzano's Depth of Knowledge Levels. Until then, I'd love to hear your thoughts about teaching HOTS.

The three main parts of brain are cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. Cerebrum is the largest part and it performs major functions.

Tourette's syndrome (Tourette's) is a neurological disorder characterized by the occurrence of uncontrollable movements and sounds, called tics. The tics can be body movements such as simultaneous movement of the arms and legs, jerking of the head, sounds such as tickling, shouting, grunting and others.

Which common thinking biases do you suffer from? And how can you overcome them? Here are tips from research.

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What are cognitive distortions? Cognitive distortions are also known as thinking errors, thinking distortions, irrational thoughts, distorted thoughts, and negative automatic thoughts. Cognitive di…

Anybody who's familiar with the comics of Sarah Andersen will know how perfectly they summarize the daily struggles of modern life, especially when it comes to the lives of introverts. Whether trying to be an adult, trying to fit in, trying to exit a bathroom gracefully, or simply trying to get out of bed in the morning, Sarah's Scribbles are as funny as they are relatable. Check out a whole bunch of her newest comics below, and don't forget to vote for your favorite!

I've been teaching sociology for three years, now, and almost immediately, I stumbled upon Introsocsite. It's a fantastic resource for any sociology teacher.

Four blind men came upon an elephant in the forest. They had never experienced this massive creature before. Slowly, they each reached out and touched a different part of the elephant. “It’s like a snake,” one man said as he felt the long, supple trunk. “No, it’s a column,” pronounced another, le...

Recent studies have indicated that the ability to multi-task is nothing more than a myth. Moreover, it causes low levels of productivity and may be rewiring our brains to process information differently, not allowing for focused critical thinking. Is ADD just a neurological response to brain overload?

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I was a little bit aggressive in my previous post, especially after I found out I was right all the way in my earlier presumptions. Starting my annoyance, was a link (in fact two) I had on a prestigious blog. The link has been removed, in the hope I wouldn’t notice. I took it personal. […]

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with Lucille Klein, MA, NCPsyA With the current debate over the nature and content of gender, Jung’s concepts of the anima/animus are being re-examined and, in some cases, reformulated or even discarded as a means of conceptualizing psychological life. It was recorded in 1989. This lecture is part of the set Views of the Animus, which […]

Archetypes and meaning in life science marketing In our last issue we introduced the use of archetypes in life science marketing. Archetypes are a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern, or image that is universally present in individual psyches. In other words, a character or “type” we all intuitively understand. The value of archetypes springs from how quickly

What are cognitive distortions? Cognitive distortions are also known as thinking errors, thinking distortions, irrational thoughts, distorted thoughts, and negative automatic thoughts. Cognitive di…

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Discover how your mind deciphers scrambled words effortlessly. Explore the art of reading words with letters out of order and read jumbled letters

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Mind reading has always been something we would like to be privy to. Although it may not necessarily mean knowing exactly what the other person is

A fallacy is an error in reasoning, created either unintentionally during a debate or argument, or sometimes intentionally in order to deceive someone. They are good to know as we spend more and more time arguing with strangers on the internet, it is more than likely tat you have been guilty of one of these common fallacies at some stage!