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David Hughes
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Personality and organisational psychologist, psychometrician

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Handbook of Psychometrics: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118489772

Profile: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/david.hughes-4
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#AcademicSky

Using PISA data, analysis shows that:

✳️ traditional teaching methods (lecturing, memorization & repetition of tasks) ==> better math learning.

✳️ "Innovative" teaching ==> worse math learning.

Effects amplified among low SES kids.

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The effect of teaching strategies on student achievement: An analysis using TALIS-PISA-link
The present study investigates the effects of different teaching strategies on student achievement using data from the so-called TALIS-PISA link creat…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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I am hoping to recruit a graduate student for next year. That person would help conduct research on leadership, individual differences, and methodological skullduggery. Please forward to any potentially interested students.
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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A reminder that I’m accepting applications for PhD students!
whitneyringwald.bsky.social Whitney Ringwald @whitneyringwald.bsky.social · Aug 29
✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!

Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab

Please spread the word!
Join the Lab | Ringwald Lab
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October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Fantastic opportunity for mid-career researchers who would like to relocate their lab to the UK

Faraday Discovery fellowships

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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...
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August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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maikeluhmann.bsky.social
As research continues to be attacked (destroyed) elsewhere, European countries are installing new programs to attract researchers from around the world. Here is one from Ireland (deadline in October):
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Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
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July 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Tenure-track Lectureship (Assistant Professor) in Organisational Psychology at The University of Manchester. Come work with us!
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Lecturer in Organisational Psychology/Organisational Behaviour (Teaching & Research):Oxford Road
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April 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
david-j-hughes.bsky.social
Tenure-track Lectureship (Assistant Professor) in Organisational Psychology at The University of Manchester. Come work with us!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Organisational Psychology/Organisational Behaviour (Teaching & Research):Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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We're hiring a postdoc in the FEEL lab at the University of Melbourne. Deadline May 12: get in touch if you have questions! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/9...
Details : Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FEEL Lab) : The University of Melbourne
Careers at The University of Melbourne
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April 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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maikeluhmann.bsky.social
🚨 Job alert - please share!

I'm looking for a doctoral researcher (3 years, 75%) to join my #ERC project #Loneliness across time and space (LOTIS) at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, starting June 1 or later.

Details in thread 👇

#PsychSciSky
April 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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renemottus.bsky.social
What is the most creative and inspiring personality research paper from the last few years that I could recommend to students to show how breakthroughs happen?
April 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Congratulations to @renemottus.bsky.social on receiving the National Science Prize in Social Sciences for his research on personality psychology. Well-deserved recognition for impactful research! Read more here: edin.ac/3E0xN9s
#psychology #research #impact #researchimpact #personalitypsychology
Psychology Professor ‘Honoured’ to Receive Prestigious Award
Congratulations to Professor of Personality and Social Psychology René Mõttus who was awarded the National Science Prize in the Field of Social Sciences by the Government of Estonia.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Can’t say I disagree academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
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March 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Students whose universities demand quicker feedback-turnaround by staff are barely (if any) more satisfied with their feedback. Who would guess it? My new paper 🙃 doi.org/10.1080/0260...
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Wanna do a post doc in the U.K.? Look no further than the below
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM