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Outcomes of game-based learning: Research roundup
2013 collection of academic scholarship on the popularity and effectiveness of game-based learning.
MOOCs and online learning: Research roundup
2013 selection of recent research on massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The contested field of violent video games: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine possible positive and negative outcomes of violent video game play.
2013 study from the University of California, San Diego, the University of Scranton and the University of Warwick (UK) published in Memory and Cognition on how microblog content is read and remembered.
Counterframing Effects: Political Messages, Competition and Uncertainty
2013 study in The Journal of Politics casting doubt on the idea that there is a universally successful strategy for political messages that attempt to rebut contrary claims.
2013 metastudy in Psychological Science in the Public Interest on an assessment of ten top learning and study strategies.
Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing
2012 metastudy in Psychological Science in the Public Interest on how misinformation originates and spreads, why it is difficult to correct, and how best to counteract it.
Early Predictors of High School Math Achievement
2012 study from Carnegie Mellon University, University of California-Irvine and others published in Psychological Science on the link between elementary and high school math achievement.
Misplaced Confidences: Privacy and the Control Paradox
2012 study from Carnegie Mellon University published in Social Psychological and Personality Science on user-controlled privacy settings online.
2012 review article from the University of California-Berkeley published in Science on how young children think scientifically and implications for early education reform.
That’s Not the Way It Is: How User-Generated Comments on the News Affect Perceived Media Bias
2012 study published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on the impact of reader comments on perceptions of bias in online news articles.
Courting Christians: How Political Candidates Prime Religious Considerations in Campaign Ads
2012 study from Louisiana State University in The Journal of Politics on the impact of religious messaging in political advertisements.
2012 study from Standford University published in Developmental Psychology on ’tween girl digital media use and development.
Social Capital and the Spiral of Silence
2012 study published in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research explores the extent to which increased social capital effects ones propensity to share their opinions publicly.
Persistent Cannabis Users Show Neuropsychological Decline from Childhood to Midlife
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential relationship between the long-term use of marijuana and declines in IQ scores.
No A 4 U: The Relationship between Multitasking and Academic Performance
2012 study in Computers & Education on how Facebook and instant messaging can hurt college students’ grades.
Cognitive Pitfall! Videogame Players Are Not Immune to Dual-Task Costs
2012 study by Duke, Penn State and Colby on how skilled video game players are not necessarily better multitaskers.
Effect of Narrative News Format on Empathy for Stigmatized Groups
2012 study in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly on different reader responses to narrative stories versus policy stories, and the relative benefits of narrative stories.
Economic Inequality Is Linked to Biased Self-Perception
2011 report in Psychological Science on individual self-enhancement bias and societal levels of income inequality.
Religion Replenishes Self-Control
2012 paper by Queen’s University published in Psychological Science on religion and personal self-control.
