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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.

By the way, you might also be interested in My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2013 and My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2014 – So Far.

Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):

Pupils benefit from praise, but should teachers give it to them publicly or privately? is from Research Digest. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students.

Get to Know Your Teachers, Kids is from the Atlantic and discusses the results of a new study. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students.

What Doesn’t Motivate Creativity Can Kill It is from The Harvard Business Review. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Advice On Helping Students Strengthen & Develop Their Creativity.

Why Self-Control and Grit Matter — and Why It Pays to Know the Difference is from The APS Observer. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of “Grit.”

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why? is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Curiosity.

Teens with earlier school start times have higher crash rates is from Eureka Alert. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep.

Why High schools Should Let Kids Sleep In is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to the same list.

Why Your Brain Wants To Help One Child In Need — But Not Millions is from NPR.