psychology research
Cheat sheets aren’t cheating
…but I still try not to call them that in class! In a lot of my college classes I allow note sheets on tests, but not for the reasons you think. Just one piece of paper, or Read more…
math tips
Units can save you
I once had a student working through a midterm exam problem in calculus, about a bike ride: A bicyclist sets off for school. She takes fifteen minutes to get up to cruising speed, 16 miles Read more…
psychology research
Stereotype threat: your secret saboteur
A group of college students streams into the classroom, chatting and wondering what’s coming up in this experiment. The researcher who recruited them stands in front of the classroom welcomes them and starts passing out an Read more…