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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
ATP Conference 2023
The 7th and 8th July was the 40th Annual Conference for the Association for the Teaching of Psychology. With 34 workshops and 3 keynote talks it was a veritable feast of information as well as a fan…
Illuminating Teaching and Learning
This week I am joined by Bradley Busch and Edward Watson from InnerDrive for one final time this year and we are talking about their new book 'Teaching and Learning Illuminated'. Chris Hack from Abi…
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Teaching
This week Karen Duffy and the Psychology PGCE students of Manchester Metropolitan University have taken over the podcast. Take a listen to this lively conversation about the dreams, fears and expect…
Round Up 2022-23
What a year this has been, as I upload this podcast I currently have 145 episodes of Psychology in the Classroom for you to listen to. But there are still more to come but this is the last solo epis…
'Sorry I forgot my homework' - An issue with memory or personality?
This podcast reviews a paper with the title ‘Teacher, forgive me, I forgot to do it’ the impact of children’s prospective memory on teachers’ evaluation of academic performance. Prospective memory i…
What is the most effective way to make notes?
The Note Taking Effect is the well documented effect that taking notes during learning increases retention and recall. There are factors that effect it such as whether you type or hand write - the l…
How Effective is the Pomodoro Technique?
This week looks at a research paper into the Pomodoro Technique - breaking down revision into 25 minutes segments with 5 minute breaks. Whilst many people use this we often don't consider why it is …
Conspiracy Theories: Adolescent Beliefs and Consequences with Dr Daniel Jolley
This week Psychology in the Classroom talks to Dr Daniel Jolley, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Nottingham. His research explores the psychology of conspiracy theories,…
Perfectionism and Anxiety
This week (15th May 2023) is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme is anxiety and to mark it I am looking at the link between perfectionism and anxiety. This is based on two papers by Burcas an…
Big Fish, Little Pond: How Class Rank Affects A level Choices with Dr Joanna Williamson
How do students choose A levels? There are all sorts of reasons that might influence a student’s A level choices such as enjoyment of a subject, parental influence, university requirements and in Ps…
Making the most of Videos as a teaching resource
We all use videos in teaching and the ability to embed them directly into powerpoints or just find a good link on Youtube has transformed our ability, as teachers, to bring learning to life. But pas…
Challenging the screen culture with Bradley Busch
This week I am speaking to Bradley Busch from InnerDrive about the most recent research on the impact of social media and screens. We consider how teens navigating this new digital world are affecte…
Revision 2023: Revision and Sleep
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 tha…
Revision 2023: Revision environment
The fourth of 5 podcasts helping you to make the most of your revision. In this episode we will think about where you revise and things that make it easier or harder to get started and stay focused.…
Revision 2023: 5 Revision Strategies
The third of 5 podcasts helping you to make the most of your revision. In this episode we will consider 5 effective revision strategies that can help you make the most of your revision. You can wat…
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 tha…
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 a…
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, productivit…
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 ep…
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 …