A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

A Systematic Review Of The Impact Of AI On Learning

“Analysis revealed that, ChatGPT supports cognitive development when embedded within inquiry-oriented and scaffolded instructional designs, especially through processes such as metacognitive regulation, argumentative reasoning, and idea generation, which in turn produce synergistic gains across both critical and creative domains. However, in unstructured contexts, researchers observed asymmetrical patterns favoring creativity over critical thinking and joint declines […]

Teacher Motivation “Predicts All Dimensions Of Instructional Quality”

“Professional knowledge, beliefs, and motivational orientations show significant but heterogeneous relations with these dimensions, while research on the relationship between occupational self-regulation and instructional quality remains limited… Regarding the associations of cognitive activation with motivational orientations, there is a statistically significant small positive correlation with enthusiasm, a statistically non-significant small positive correlation with interest, and […]

“The Impact Of Teacher Humor On Teaching Quality And Student Learning”

“Course-related humour improves teacher-student relationships and interestingness. Course-related humour provides more time on task than all other humour types. Students exposed to course-related humour reported more intrinsic motivation. Students reported more anger and anxiety with aggressive teacher humour. Indirect effects on student’s motivation and emotions via teaching quality.”

Some Basic Research: How Teacher Use Of Class Time Affects Student Performance

“Students score higher in math when their teacher devotes more class time to individual practice and assessment. In contrast, students score higher in English if there is more discussion and work with classmates. Class time allocation predicts test scores separate from the quality of the teacher’s instruction during the activities. These results suggest opportunities to […]

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

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Peter Nilsson

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