Skinner is one of the primary figure in psychology, he critiqued the concept of free will, Suggesting that environmental factors are large shaped the human behavior through conditioning. According to Skinner people have a "choices" which is respo...More

Educational psychology offers a comprehensive understanding of how learners organize, monitor, and modify their thinking and strategies to accomplish goals by concentrating on one area of the learning sciences—the development of self-regulated learn...More

The social and emotional factors directly impact the brains capacity for concentration, engagement processing information and knowledge retention.Social and emotional conditions profoundly shape how people learn across settings-- from higher educati...More

The best area that really interests me is how social media affects students’ attention and learning behavior. With phones and apps constantly competing for our focus, it’s becoming harder for students to concentrate on schoolwork or stay engaged dur...More

One key area of the learning sciences that educational psychology contributes to is metacognition—the awareness and regulation of one’s own thinking processes. Educational psychology provides evidence that learners who reflect on their understanding...More

One major area in the learning sciences is motivation—basically, what makes us want to learn (or not). Educational psychology dives deep into this by exploring how things like goals, rewards, mindset, and emotions affect our drive to learn. Research...More

One area of social-behavioral learning that really interests me is test anxiety. A lot of students know the feeling—your mind goes blank, your palms sweat, and suddenly even your own name feels like a tough question. Educational psychology shows tha...More

A big idea in constructivism is the concept of “schema”—basically, the mental filing cabinets in our brains where we store everything we know. When we learn something new, our brains try to fit it into the right “folder.” For example, a kid who k...More

Intelligence tests are designed to measure a person’s cognitive abilities, problem-solving skills, and reasoning. One common example is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), which assesses verbal comprehension, working memory, and processing...More

In my own experience as a learner and observer in classrooms, I’ve come to realize that thinking doesn’t only happen “inside our heads.” Learning becomes deeper when it happens with others through sharing ideas, solving problems together, and listen...More