The Weekly Digest

High-Impact News for Educational Psychologists

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” - Abraham Maslow

NPR discusses new research demonstrating that children learn more from educational apps when guided through them by an adult. (NPR)

Research from the University of British Columbia suggests that lecturing is "likely not effective for developing problem-solving skills." (ScienceDaily)

The Hechinger Report discusses new scrutiny over unexpected university fees. (The Hechinger Report)

PBS reviews the education work done by President Obama and what his team's legacy may be. (PBS)

The Washington Post shares that the U.S. Senate has scheduled a confirmation hearing to review President Trump's Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos. (The Washington Post)

AERA Announces Grants Program Competition

AERA has announced its Winter 2017 AERA Grants Program competition. The program is currently accepting proposals for both Dissertation and Research Grants until Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

The AERA Grants Program, with support from the National Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data sets. Proposals are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. Learn more here.

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