educational psychology

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It’s not enough to simply reduce poor working conditions. We must create supportive working environments where teachers can thrive.

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Students with well-developed and adaptive social and emotional behaviours are most likely to excel in school, according to UNSW researchers in educational psychology.

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There are lots of ways teachers greatly influence children’s outcomes, including improving motivation and resilience, writes Andrew Martin.

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The key to avoiding silly mistakes is practising to the point where procedures become automatic, writes Greg Ashman.

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Understanding what motivates us to be adaptable in the face of a challenge will be critical to the human response to climate change, UNSW research suggests.

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The buzz word is resilience, but one educator believes adaptability is what schoolchildren need to thrive.