Higher education

Research on teaching and learning in higher education has grown rapidly, but much of it relies on qualitative, single-institution case studies, so it is often hard to establish why pedagogical interventions work when appropriate control groups, valid and reliable measures or statistical analyses are missing. Greater use of experimental psychology theories and methods is needed to evaluate rigorously what works, for whom and why in teaching, assessment and student support. This Experimental Psychology Society research workshop, organised by Katy Burgess, highlights what experimental psychology

…curiosity as an intellectual virtue in higher education, funded by the Educating Character Initiative at Wake Forest University. The project integrates an evidence-based, app-delivered curiosity programme into classrooms, wellness programming and campus culture at UCSB and George Mason University, building on pilot work showing that curiosity can be trained and catalyses broader positive development, and asks how