Sentences with phrase «educational psychology according»

Consider the first of twenty principles in educational psychology according to the report by the American Psychological Association: Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK - 12 Teaching and Learning (Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education (see also Principles 19 and 20 related to assessments).

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According to Tough, who has investigated everything from neuroscience to educational psychology to discover the true predictors of high achievement, as a society we are so preoccupied by exam results that we are not bringing out the best in our children.

Despite all the emphasis on reading programs and encouraging students to read, many children, especially minority students, still do not read with a high level of comprehension and fluency, independently, or for fun, according to Dr. Sally M. Reis, a professor and the department head of the educational psychology department at the University of Connecticut where she also serves as principal investigator of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

Tony Robbins: Though he grew up in a «chaotic» and «abusive» household and «without any educational background in psychology,» according to «Fortune» magazine and Wikipedia, Robbins became self - help coach, motivational speaker and best - selling author whose seminars have attracted thousands.