Learning to Learn Lab (L2L)

PI: Dr. Anahid Modrek @FeistyScientist
📍CSUSB, Psychology Dept.
The Learning to Learn(L2L) Lab studies cognitive, sociocultural processes that affect learning.

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

✨✨✨NEWS✨✨✨

...after several interviews, and COMPETING OFFERS(!), #L2L is excited to congratulate former undergraduate RA-

*SOON-TO-BE-DR.* ZUMANA NOOR

...on her decision to pursue her PhD in Psychology at Northeastern University! Zumana will be a clinician/scientist!

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

🎉ATTN #LosAngeles 🎉

"Well Fed, Well Read"

This summer, kids + teens (18 and under) can enjoy FREE lunch at participating LA County Library locations.
@lacountyyouth @LACountyLibrary @lapublichealth

Click here for details 👇
https://t.co/KtdIOPT52b

#Reading #summer #LA

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

🍩🍩🍩FREE DONUTS🍩🍩🍩

@dunkindonuts

Dunkin’ Donuts is giving FREE DONUTS TODAY / June 6th!

*** free donut with any beverage purchase.

Go get ‘em !!!!!

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

✨New Paper✨

Now out w/ #SallyDrew in *Creativity Research Journal* @tandfonline

Modrek, A. S., & Drew, S. (2025). Integrating Imagination with Evidence When Writing. Creativity Research Journal.

link:https://t.co/n9rnUIxHxz

#imagination #pedagogy #creativityresearch

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

Teachers’ evidence-based, argumentative prompts did not link to learners’ exploratory, imaginative writing (it only linked to students’ evidence-based, argumentative writing).

We found the reverse, however, for exploratory, imaginative prompts: predicting both forms of learning.

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

@zumxna L2L continues to benefit from all your support and contributions!!!

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

✨✨✨NEWS✨✨✨

...after several interviews, and COMPETING OFFERS(!), #L2L is excited to congratulate former undergraduate RA-

*SOON-TO-BE-DR.* ZUMANA NOOR

...on her decision to pursue her PhD in Psychology at Northeastern University! Zumana will be a clinician/scientist!

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

American Educational Research Association (#AERA) @AERA_EdResearch, in partnership with Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (#SREE) @sreesociety, has filed a #lawsuit against the Department of Education.

LINK: https://t.co/RGUNxGPGaK

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

✨✨✨ ...remember me? 😎

Excuse me as I decide between COMPETING PhD offers!

Looking forward to being a clinical/counseling psychologist, with the best program that will support my work as both a scientist and clinician.

STAY TUNED!

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

🚨✨FULL STOP✨🚨

Oh, what's that?

Recent graduate Zumana Noor has turned down her PhD Clinical Psychology offer in California (in NorCal!) to pursue a full-time research position at @Nemours before starting a PhD.

...take notes, people, that's how it's dooonnnee.

#L2LAlumni

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

Sometimes the life of an L2L undergrad RA be like...

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

💥💥💥SOME NEWS💥💥💥

...after receiving several interviews, and subsequent offers(!), #L2L is excited to congratulate-

*SOON-TO-BE-DR.* JILLIAN ANDERSON

...on her decision to pursue her PhD in Psychology at the University of Mississipi, Department of Psychology!

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

*** CALLING ALL BURRITO LOVERS ***

Free bean+cheese burritos for ALL #CSUSB members.

Baker's (1381 Kendall Dr., San Bernardino 92407)
THURSDAY, 11/14/24 - 7AM to 11PM

...just show your ID, and it's yours! 🌯

@CSUSBNews @csusbathletics #burrito #freefood #sanbernardino #bakers

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

Happy Fall, fellow scholars!

...it's *sniffle season*.

Order FOUR free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests!

https://t.co/wQnT9I1yxY

✌️stay healthy.

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

💥New Paper💥

Now out with @TaniaLombrozo in Cognitive Science!

Modrek, A. & Lombrozo, T.(2024) Allow me to explain: Benefits of explaining extend to distal academic performance. Cognitive Science.

https://t.co/ZVSfKUcjdN

#cogsci #cognitivescience @cogsci_soc @WileyPsychology

[Social Development @SocDevJournal]

@FeistyScientist & @WolfsSharon examine the structure of executive functioning in a longitudinal sample of Ghanaian children ages 3-12, finding diversification of executive functioning structure emerges earlier than expected ⬇️

https://t.co/ivd3ERLNv9

@WileyPsychology

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

🚨New Paper🚨

Now out with Sharon Wolf (@WolfsSharon) in @SocDevJournal !

Modrek, A. S., & Wolf, S. (2024). Is the development of diversification in executive functioning universal? Longitudinal evidence from Ghana. Social Development, e12764.

https://t.co/vZoIaovkLQ

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

🎉🎉🎉

Excited to be starting a project with the @newtechnetwork schools, investigating factors from discipline, to learning, to extracurricular activities, and effects on academic achievement (GPA and/vs. State Standardized Test Scores)... and more!

@gatesfoundation

😎#IYKYK

[Center for Hybrid Intelligence @CfHybridIntel]

Excited to share our latest collaborative paper, "Using Games to Understand the Mind," now published in Nature Human Behaviour!🎉 Congratulations to @jacobsherson , @jrafner , and the entire team! Dive into new insights on using games to study cognition and human behavior.

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

🎉🎉🎉💥✨ F U N D I N G ✨💥🎉🎉🎉

Notice of award !!!!!!!!!!! Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!

@Learn2LearnLab 😎

[Learning to Learn Lab (L2L) @Learn2LearnLab]

Congratulations to graduating senior, Rachel Reyes, joining #L2Lalumni, on presenting her senior honors thesis!

Rachel presented at the 35th @HumBehEvoSoc Conference at @AarhusUni_int in Denmark.

Rachel received not one, but two, travel awards to present her thesis.

Nice job!

[Dr. Anahid S. Modrek @FeistyScientist]

...see you all in San Francisco at #APS24SF !

Will be giving a ✨Flash Talk✨ in the #Cognitive session.

"Integrating Explanation and Evidence in Belief Revision."
...with colleague/collaborator/co-author #DeannaKuhn

See you all in #SF in a couple weeks!

@PsychScience