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Alexander Eitel

@aeitel.bsky.social
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Professor of Educational Psychology / Technology-Enhanced Instruction

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Alexander Eitel @aeitel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New paper about the FoRe Squares model of technology-augmented instruction out (including a response to Richard Mayers' feedback). Happy to share this :). link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #EdTech #InstructionalDesign #EduSky
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Advocating the FoRe-Squares Model of Technology-Augmented Instruction: a Reply to Mayer (2025) - Educational Psychology Review
This paper responds to Richard E. Mayer’s (2025) commentary on our FoRe-Squares model of technology-augmented instruction (Eitel et al., 2025), a model that builds on the foundational contributions of...
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Alexander Eitel @aeitel.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Thanks! Really appreciate your nice mention of our model, and also your general call to improve the climate of theory development in the field! Totally agree.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The FoRe-Squares Model is a nice framing for that thinking about how GenAI could/should/not integrate into education spaces The gist: education technology should enhance students' goal-directed processing (e.g., SRL) via supports for cognitive focus and motivation. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Introducing the FoRe-Squares Model: Focus Support and Reward as Key Predictors of Effective Technology-Augmented Instruction - Educational Psychology Review
Given the many opportunities for technology use in education nowadays (e.g., Large language models, explainer videos, digital quizzing), teachers should know and rely on evidence-based answers to…
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Alexander Eitel @aeitel.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Ammar Merhbi’s blog highlights classroom applications of the FoRe‑Squares model and its practical core. ammaramerhbi.substack.com/p/the-two-es... @cschoene.bsky.social @aeitel.bsky.social @mariechristinkrebs.bsky.social #EdTech #InstructionalDesign #EduSky
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“The Two Essentials of Effective EdTech: Focus and Reward (The FoRe‑Squares model)
Reflections on Focus, Motivation, and the Promise of Simpler, Smarter EdTech
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Alexander Eitel @aeitel.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The first public feedback to our FoRe-Squares Model comes from Richard Mayer, who connects our work to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EduSky #EdPsych #InstructionalDesign #EdTech
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How Instructional Features Affect Learning Processes Leading to Learning Outcomes - Educational Psychology Review
This paper is a commentary on Eitel, Krebs, and Schöne (2025), examining how the FoRe-Squares model of technology-augmented learning shares commonalities with and offers extensions of the Cognitive Th...
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Alexander Eitel @aeitel.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Excited to share that our FoRe‑Squares model of technology‑augmented instruction (Eitel, Krebs, & Schöne, 2025) was published last month! link.springer.com/article/10.1... cschoene.bsky.social #EdPsych #EdTech #InstructionalDesign #FoReSquaresModel #FocusSupport #Reward
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Introducing the FoRe-Squares Model: Focus Support and Reward as Key Predictors of Effective Technology-Augmented Instruction - Educational Psychology Review
Given the many opportunities for technology use in education nowadays (e.g., Large language models, explainer videos, digital quizzing), teachers should know and rely on evidence-based answers to ques...
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