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Muirhead, Brent – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2007
Cognitive psychology offers relevant insights into improving the teaching and learning process. The author has selected ten questions from a graduate class in cognition and learning taken at The Teachers College, Columbia University. The questions will be used to examine the most effective ways to learn and recall information.
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Learning, Recall (Psychology)
Muirhead, Brent – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2007
This paper discusses the role of critical thinking skills in enhancing the decision making process. The application of critical thinking skills is described in the author's decision to return to school and pursue a graduate degree. The discussion highlights the rationale that led the author to select the master's degree in psychology program at…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Distance Education, Thinking Skills, Decision Making
Muirhead, Brent – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2011
The article discusses creative teaching for public school teachers. It provides historical background on creativity research and highlights the barriers to creative teaching. The article emphasizes the relevant ways that teachers can encourage creativity in student work while supporting course objectives and standardized test preparation. The…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Creativity, Creative Teaching
Muirhead, Brent; Skelton, Jillian – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2010
The discussion will describe how rubrics can help to provide effective assessment criteria for evaluating written assignments in college undergraduate classes. A student-centered theory focus will highlight how valuable teacher/student communication can help lead to improving student writing. Rubrics can be a practical way to improve feedback,…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics, Writing Skills, Feedback (Response)
Muirhead, Brent; Little, Jennifer – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2008
The paper will discuss research insights into student academic goals. Cognitive psychologists have found that effective goal setting procedures involves establishing specific and challenging learning objectives. Students who set difficult goals must be persistent while facing the risk of potential failure that could diminish their intrinsic…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Cognitive Psychology, Goal Orientation, Difficulty Level