Psychology Press Academic Psychology - Books, News and Conferences ATOM feed of recently featured books, news, conferences and more. en-us 2013-05-24T15:18:11Q Copyright (c) 2013, Psychology Press Psychology Press webmaster@example.com tag:,2013:05:24 5 5 How is Testing Supposed to Improve Schooling? tag:,2013:/articles/1.14687 2013-05-24T15:01:10Q 2013-05-24T15:18:11Q Testing is a ubiquitous tool for day-to-day decision making in schools, communicating learning goals and evaluating progress. Testing also brings unintended consequences.

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]]> How Open Access will change Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences tag:,2013:/articles/1.14134 2013-04-30T15:43:22Q 2013-04-30T16:32:23Q In a major contribution to the era-defining debate, this full Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry offers a range of views on how the Open Access Science movement will impact the study and practice of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.

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