Find out how we mature at a cognitive and emotional level, as well as the important factors for learning, both as a child and an adult. You’ll also find the best research and theories to address any behavioural or emotional issue with your little ones.
Our world has sped up a lot in the past few decades. That can make it hard to stop and think about what you do and say to your kids. How many times have you said or heard someone say…
School counselors are vital for student success. That’s why they work in nearly every school. However, most of the time people have no idea what school counselors actually do. Maybe when you were in school, you never saw your school’s…
Curriculum modification consists of the adjustments educators make to curriculums to make them accessible for students with special needs. Educators classify curriculum modification as a type of educational strategy. In a nutshell, they’re a set of resources designed to allow…
Assertive children are happy children because they learned to communicate exactly how they feel and what they want. Because they rise up knowing their limits and boundaries, thus improving their social performance. Note that regardless of the fact that some…
Over 2,000 years ago, Pythagoras said: “Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men”. The relatively unknown Golem effect proposes that the opposite of this holds true as well. Let’s talk about this effect and its…
There are many studies on the most common fears in children. But are there differences between genders? The truth is that, both in childhood and adolescence, being afraid is associated to a greater extent with females. Nonetheless, this stereotype may…
The psychology of eSports has become more relevant nowadays. eSports are gaining popularity every year and it’s common to hear about them in the media. International eSport tournaments have millions of followers. They’re also excellent publicity for video game producers…
There’s a debate about whether or not education in closed environments such as prisons is effective. Is it a kind of utopia? Will the students see results? While there are plenty of opinions about prison education, a branch of social…
Although most people have a pretty clear idea of what intelligence is, it has been defined in many different ways over the course of history. Also, many experts such as Binet, Weschler, Spearman, Catell, and Sternberg have developed theories about…
Erik Erikson worked as a teacher until he met Anna Freud. The daughter of the famous psychoanalyst inspired him to start studying at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, specializing in child psychoanalysis. Some of his most important work was his theory of…
What does someone studying math need to know in order to solve a math problem? This is surely one of the most common questions in the math field. Math is usually a difficult subject for students. So, how do you…
Could computer science and psychology help us understand how we learn? Would it be possible to create a machine capable of planning ideal lessons for every individual student and ease their learning process? It seems that the answer to that…
Bored children, children with dyslexia, children with dyscalculia, children with attention deficit disorder… Nowadays, children have a huge range of educational needs. Unfortunately, most schools follow similar and very limited approaches. Educational neuroscience can help in this regard. Neuromarketing, the…
Aristotle once said that “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet“. Many things have changed since that time. However, we could say that his phrase was accurate and is still meaningful today. Educational psychology developed throughout…
An educational psychologist studies human behavior and cognitive processes in an educational context. Although there’s a lot of information about them, we’re going to focus on the importance of educational psychologists at schools in this article. Schools or institutes are the places…
Educational psychology studies the behavior and cognitive processes linked to educational settings. The studies researchers have carried out in this area provide us with strategies and tools that can help us create an ideal educational system. Despite being a little-known…
From educational psychology‘s perspective, we’ve moved from using the word “integrated” to “inclusive”. Is inclusive education just a modernization of the term, or does it imply a change in values and practices? You might think that changing one word for another…
When you use the word psychology, people generally think of clinical psychology. However, psychology is a much broader discipline than that. Basically, it is the science of human behavior and mental processes. Within the field are many different professions. One…
Vygotsky is almost the “Mozart” of developmental and educational psychology. Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) was an outstanding Belorussian psychologist and physician. He was also a pioneer in Soviet neuropsychology and development psychology theorist. The things Vygotsky had to say were ignored…
One of the most frequent questions in psychology consultations is related to situations that parents face with the upbringing of their children. Most don’t require therapy, but just a professional response to relieve their uncertainty. In these cases, we find…