Psychology in the Classroom

The show that takes psychological research and translates it for classroom teachers so they can effectively apply it to their teaching practice to help improve outcomes for their students. Interviews with leading psychologists and other experts in the field of education, as well as deep dives into educational theory and a little bit of neuromyth busting.

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Revision 2023: Active Revision

The second of 5 podcasts helping you to make the most of your revision. In this episode we will think about making your revision as effective as possible and how to avoid bad revision strategies that feel good but don't help you remember things long term. You can watch a short video and listen to other podcasts in the series on this link.

Apr 17, 2023•7 min

Revision 2023: Planning your Revision

The first of 5 podcasts helping you to make the most of your revision. In this episode we will think about the best way to plan your revision to make sure that you get the most out of the time you are revising and a balance between work and play. You can watch a short video and listen to other podcasts in the series on this link.

Apr 16, 2023•10 min•Season 9Ep. 1

Switching it up: the cost of switching between tasks

When we switch between one task and another due to an interuption there is a cost. Whilst we may feel like we are managing we often underestimate the toll task-switching has on our time, productivity and wellbeing. In this episode we take a brief look at how we get interupted, the cost of those interuptions and the impact it has on learning, productivity and our wellbeing as a whole. Plus there is a great little experiment you can do so have a pen and paper ready. The book mentioned is Flow: the...

Mar 30, 2023•15 min•Season 8Ep. 12

Working Memory and Dual Coding

This week we really start to draw on previous episodes with the theory of Dual Coding. Key to this is Working Memory Model (for a image of this please use this link ) which is covered here. This epsiode then discusses dual coding before extending to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning proposed by Mayer (2002) and links it back to Schemas and Cognitive Load Theory (the links take you back to previous episodes). Finally we consider the EEF's review of the evidence and then the implications...

Mar 22, 2023•13 min•Season 8Ep. 11

Schemas and their role in learning

What exactly are schemas and why should teachers know about them? We learn about retrieval practice, metacognition, cognitive load, working memory and many other cognitive theories and underpinning pretty much all of them are schemas. It is the way that we theorise about how knowledge is stored in, linked and retrieved from long-term memory and so therefore we need to understand not only what they are but how to move our students from novice schema to expert schema. In this episode we will look ...

Mar 15, 2023•16 min•Season 8Ep. 10

Performance Psychology with Matt Shaw

The links between sports psychology and education may not be immediately obvious but talking to Matt Shaw from InnerDrive clearly demonstrates just how interrelated these two areas are. Both sport and education require learning, need students to manage emotions especially during performance and aim to encourage behaviour change for many different reasons. Packed with top tips this is a really fascinating podcast. Matt mentions the InnerDrive Blogs: the sports blogs can be found here and the educ...

Mar 08, 2023•41 min•Season 8Ep. 9

Cognitive Load: Keep it simple in the classroom

This week's episode looks at Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) in detail, we have talked about it before with Bradley Busch but this delves into the original theory and how it has been researched more recently. With a good understanding of CLT and various other concepts that underpin it such as working memory and schemas teachers can transform learning in the classroom. We cover Sweller's 5 principles, different types of cognitive load and 14 things you could try in your classroom. The document mentio...

Mar 01, 2023•21 min•Season 8Ep. 8

Motivation - Meeting the need of learners with Don Berg

Don Berg is an author, education psychology researcher, alternative education practitioner, and leader. He has over 20 years of experience leading children in self-directed educational settings. In this episode we focus on motivation, going beyond the traditional intrinsic-extrinsic paradigm to discuss the need for autonomy, competency and relatedness in order for students to feel motivated and engage with learning in the classroom. Some great ideas on how to make small changes to help motivatio...

Feb 21, 2023•42 min•Season 8Ep. 7

Interleaving: a useful learning strategy?

Interleaving is a concept that has been around in the pyschological literature for about 10 years, the findings are quite robust but there is a lot of confusion about exactly what interleaving is and how it should be used in the classroom. This episode we define what interleaving is and is not, the consider the research that underpins it as a concept and the theories as to why it might work and finally what exactly interleaving could look like in your classroom. There are two reviews that I ment...

Feb 15, 2023•13 min•Season 8Ep. 6

Retrieval Practice, Schemas & Effective Questioning - with Bradley Busch

Following on from last week Bradley Busch from InnerDrive talks about the importance of retrieval practice in learning and how it links to the broader landscape of learning through the development of schemas, how to develop effective questions, not to mention why students don't opt for retrieval practice in their revision. If you's like to listen to Bradley's other Psychology in the Classroom Podcasts you can hear them here: The Science of Learning or Cognitive Load . You can find out more about...

Feb 08, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 5

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