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Best reads of 2022
As per tradition, here is the list of the most interesting things I read this year1. I don’t necessarily agree with all the arguments put forward but they made me think and encouraged a lot of valuable reflection. My aim for 2023 is to read more statistics and philosophy of science as politics dominated my…
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Por qué deberias pensar de potencia estadística como una curva
Es común definir a la potencia estadística como ‘la probabilidad de rechazar correctamente la H0 cuando hay una asociación real’, donde H0 es la hipótesis nula, a menudo una asociación o tamaño del efecto de cero (Sham & Purcell, 2014). Está determinada por el tamaño del efecto que quieres encontrar 1, el tamaño de tu…
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Why I started a TikTok account
Like many, I have a complex relationship with social media. I enjoyed Facebook in my teens and twenties, loving it for the memes and as a way to chat with mates. Snapchat was fun but faded quickly. Twitter, on the other hand, was the social media platform that really grabbed me. I loved learning about…
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Becoming the editor of an open access journal
An unexpected but very exciting opportunity has crossed my path: I am the new Editor of the Open Journal of Educational Psychology (OJEP)! I am keen to stay active in research and this is an excellent way to keep a foothold in academia. I do not have any prior experience as an Editor so I’m…
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Best reads of 2021
As usual, I wanted to share some of the things I really enjoyed in 2021. It’s mainly books and articles but there are a few podcasts thrown in for good measure1. My thesis took over the entirety of the first half of the year and then the summer was celebrating being able to spend time…
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EP tools I use with children and young people
Working with children and young people is one of the best parts of being an EP. To reflect the wide range of CYP I work with, I try and use a number of different tools. It can sometimes be hard to pick up new ideas though, given how time poor a lot of EPs are.…
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A proposal to improve the diversity of doctoral candidates
Acquiring a place on a taught doctoral programme is an achievement that many spend years trying to accomplish. In my field of educational psychology, it’s not uncommon to hear people being offered a place on their fourth, fifth, or sixth attempt. There is a widespread meme that many potentially exellent candidates are lost during the…
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Best reads of 2020
2020. Of all the years I’ve been alive, this has been one of them. For a year of near constant lows at least there were some interesting things to read. Predictably, a lot of them are about politics but there’s still a range of things in there. It’s also quite US-centric and I want to…
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Open qualitative research resource and ideas collection
A few years ago, I was completely dismissive of qualitative research. I didn’t think it could tell us much and didn’t value qualitative work or findings. However, I’ve experienced a full 180 degree spin on my stance. I now appreciate qualitative work and the insights it brings. Inspired by Hans IJzerman’s tweet thread, I’ve collected…
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Reflections on culture change towards open science
I recently attended two excellent virtual metascience conferences: the Surrey Reproducibility Society & ReproducibiliTea’s on May 29th and RIOT Science Club’s on the 11th of June. One of the common themes across both conferences was how the culture of academia was changing. The focus of Anne Scheel’s talk for the first conference1 was on Early Career…
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