The daddy of teaching expertise papers

🎓Describing the behavior and documenting the accomplishments of expert teachers by David Berliner

researchgate.net/publication/23…

It includes of of my favourite research stories... [brief thread] Image
In 1988 Berliner asked a bunch of expert teachers to teach a short lesson to an unfamiliar group of pupils.

Despite performing well, one teacher walked out, another ended up in tears, and all were unhappy they participated!
💡Lesson:

Expert teaching entails specific knowledge about the pupils being taught: what they know, what motivates them etc.

When you remove this, you inhibit superior performance.

And piss expert teachers right off.
One of the big questions this raises is the value of 'interview lessons'.

Schools may get a better sense of a teacher potential by watching a video of them interacting with their current pupils, rather than asking them to teach a group they don't know.

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10 Dec 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #10

🎓 When Choice Matters and When It Does Not by Katz & Assor (2006)

researchgate.net/publication/22…
Big idea:

Empirical findings around 'choice in classroom classroom' are equivocal and confusing. Katz & Assor review a range of evidence (through the lens of SDT) to identify when providing choice may be beneficial and when it may not.
Power quote:

"The present article has attempted to demonstrate that merely offering choice is not in itself motivating. In fact, in some cases it can even reduce motivation."
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6 Dec 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #8

🎓 Evolving Concepts of Emotion and Motivation by Kent Berridge (2018)

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… (🔓) Image
Big idea:

Berridge reviews the different ways that psychologists and neuroscientists have conceptualised motivation over the years.

He digs particularly deep into the distinction between the effects of 'wanting' vs 'liking'.
Power quote:

"Humans don’t necessarily require physical reward cues – vivid imagery about the reward may be enough to trigger [wanting]... Imagination lets humans manufacture our own vivid mental temptation-provoking cues." Image
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3 Dec 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #7

🎓 Behavioral Economics of Education by Lavecchia et al (2014)

nber.org/system/files/w… Image
Big idea:

Lavecchia et al identify 4 decision-making barriers that can prevent some pupils from taking full advantage of educational opportunities.

They then review the recent and growing efforts to mitigate these barriers, from both a policy and empirical perspective. Image
Power quote:

"Children spend most - if not all - of their school years with less interest in the future than their future adult selves. The timing is unfortunate, given the many important long-term investments that can occur during this period."
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29 Nov 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #6

🎓 Mere Belonging: The Power of Social Connections by Walton et al (2012)

pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7d68/1f08ca9b6… Image
Big idea:

Walton et al conduct 4 experiments to explore the influence of belonging on motivation. The experiments are conducted between people who are unfamiliar with each other and they test subsequent changes in a private setting.
Power quote:

"When people’s sense of social connectedness is threatened, their ability to self-regulate suffers; for instance their IQ performance drops. Feeling lonely predicts early death as much as major health risk behaviors like smoking." Image
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26 Nov 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #9

🎓 Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control by @angeladuckw, @katy_milkman & Laibson

journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default… (🔓) Image
Big idea:

Duckworth et al argue that willpower is over-rated, and review evidence around a range of strategies that may be more reliable in helping people to achieve their goals. Image
Power quote:

"Almost everyone struggles to act in their individual and collective best interests, particularly when doing so requires forgoing a more immediately enjoyable alternative."
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22 Nov 20
Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #5

🎓 Addressing Achievement Gaps with Psychological Interventions by Yeager et al (2013)

labs.la.utexas.edu/adrg/files/201… Image
Big idea:

Yeager et al explore why pupils aren't always motivated despite our best efforts, what we can do about it, and how such psychological interventions actually work. Image
Power quote:

"Psychology is subtle, and you can make many mistakes when trying to change it (believe us — we’ve made them)."
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