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Matt Bernacki

@mattbernacki.bsky.social
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Kinnard White Endowed Faculty Scholar, UNC School of Education. Focused on personalized and self-regulated learning, using learning analytics, with a focus on motivation. Distracted by lakes, trails, gardens, barbeque, crafting cocktails & leftovers, sport

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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Handbook of Personalized Learning is finally in print! Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-... We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts. +DIY figure! ⬇️
Handbook of Personalized Learning, in print and held to show cover.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Curious about how help-seeking behaviors relate to learning in an online learning environment? Then check out this open access (!) article authored by Chenyu Hou, featuring the outstanding mentoring of @shelbikuhlmann.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1007/s114...
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Process mining measures students’ help-seeking transitions when completing assignments in an online learning and assessment platform - Metacognition and Learning
The shift towards active pedagogies in higher education that emphasize students’ engagement in their own learning in and outside of the classroom has increased the ubiquity of online learning and asse...
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Coming soon from yours truly, Christy Hollander-Blackmon, and @mattbernacki.bsky.social : a Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction chapter on Learning to Monitor and Regulate Learning! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Learning to Monitor and Regulate Learning | 11 | v3 | Handbook of Rese
In this chapter, we synthesize research on interventions for self-regulated learning (SRL). We begin by charting the development of SRL theory and how it led to
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Hannah R Snyder @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Psychologists, apply! Apparently we've mainly gotten CS applicants so far. I'd (selfishly) love to have a psychologist. Interests in AI in relation to e.g., implicit bias; cultural influences; fairness; perception; learning & memory; decision making etc. would be a good fit!
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Really good (gift) article on #GenAI and cheating. I appreciate how Victor Lee brings data, research history, and careful thought to this issue. We should be teaching individual responsibility and creating environments that decrease the likelihood of cheating. #PsychSky #EduSky #AcademicSky
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I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.
What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Come work with us in Chapel Hill! Lots of great research, development, and meaningful partnerships are already underway... +3 city scenes, local lakes, and the ability to weekend in the mountains & on the beach! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/305... Not involved in the search, but happy to chat!
masthead that depicts the UNC School of Education Logo and iconic Old Well on a field of Carolina Blue
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
If you've been wondering how people learn, or how things like GenAI affect how people learn, or how to help people teach and learn effectively, then you should talk to an educational psychologist. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky youtu.be/Nm1EXUm023s?...
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What is Educational Psychology?
Proudly presented by APA Division 15. Narration by Dr. Jeff Greene.
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Where do folks publish new educational measures these days? I've been designing instruments to make it possible to quickly assess motivation and knowledge in classrooms, but now discover that it is nearly impossible to find a (Q1) journal in education that will review them. Any leads?
3.875 inch tall toy figurine construction worker next to a ruler.
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Nikki Lobczowski @nikkilobczowski.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Excited to see everyone in Denver this week. Check out the awesome work being presented by our lab! New time/location for our symposium featuring work from @jasonmharley.bsky.social @mattbernacki.bsky.social and others with discussants Reinhard Pekrun and @kristinasto.bsky.social. Not to be missed!
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
2️⃣ NEW PAPERS❗ Teaching first generation college students the 🧪📖🧑‍💻 Science of Learning to Learn improves their achievement 📝 and retention 🏫 (pic, rdcu.be/ecJ6x) SoL2L predicts ✅ motivation systems with + 🤓🪞self-efficacy, ⚖️ value vs. cost perceptions (open!; www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....)
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
🚨 CITATION ALERT 🚨 Well, "It's been twenty-two long hard years of still strugglin'" but the work's paid off... Wu, Tang, et. Clan (ft. Ericson) finally sampled my stuff. 💵💵, y'all. Like Wu Tang, Personalized Learning is for the children. scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
a google scholar citation which clearly shows my influence on Wu, Tang et. clan.
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
"This study calls into question the gatekeeping role for STEM careers of advanced algebra courses that focus on algebraic functions. Changing requirements for the... mathematical experiences that are needed to enter STEM careers could ... diversify and increase...students pursuing STEM pathways."
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Eric 🏳️‍🌈 @erichastie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Want to join the UNC Biology teaching faculty team? We’re hiring a new TAP! Please share. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
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Teaching Asst or Teaching Associate Professor
The position calls for teaching three classes per semester, which may include fundamental classes for biology majors such as cell biology and genetics, and biodiversity (ecology, evolution, and organi...
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Support for research drives US innovation *and* makes college more affordable: "The money that colleges and universities stand to lose is actually ... helping slow down the rising cost of college and providing desperately needed opportunity for lower-income students." slate.com/life/2025/02...
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How Trump’s Proposed NIH Cuts Expose One of the Worst-Kept Secrets in Academia
When schools suddenly lose a bunch of money, they’ll look for ways to make up the difference.
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AICUP @aicup.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
"Why should we fund #NSF research?" The Internet, microchips, Google, smartphones, barcodes, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Doppler radar, American Sign Language (ASL), GPS mapping... The innovations shaping modern life were made possible with help from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
University research and translation to practice benefits society. It's a wise investment. youtu.be/kXqrDcZxUpE?...
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Carolina Research by the numbers
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you're an NSF PI like me, you might be wondering: Will my grant be suspended or terminated next week? A few key things to know: First off, remember that NSF is **congressionally mandated** to evaluate broader impacts. And laws like CHIPS and Science supersede EOs. But also... 🧵 thread
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
What a great podcast with Drs. @courtneyhattan.bsky.social & @kendeou.bsky.social on new approaches to the science of learning! Excellent work integrating sociocultural factors, dynamic systems, & how knowledge affects reading. Check out the podcast here, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify! buff.ly/3CKQcGs
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Courtney Hattan & Panayiota Kendeou
Dr. Courtney Hattan and Dr. Panayiota Kendeou join host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss their Educational Psychologist article,
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Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Terracotta is a "plug-in" for Canvas LMS that makes it easy for researchers to conduct a randomized control study in classroom settings. Now it comes w/ new cool features (e.g., Qualtrics integration). Though the Canvas integration takes some time/effort, it is FREE, & they give you a lot of help.
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Terracotta: A tool for conducting experimental research on student learning - Behavior Research Methods
For researchers seeking to improve education, a common goal is to identify teaching practices that have causal benefits in classroom settings. To test whether an instructional practice exerts a causal...
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
It's pagination day for our latest self-regulated learning paper using learning analytics! doi.org/10.1037/edu0... with @jeffgreene.bsky.social. @shelbikuhlmann.bsky.social and @kellyhogan.bsky.social and many more great colleagues!
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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A policy raising the teacher salary floor in New Jersey boosted teacher pay statewide and led to improvements in student achievement and longer-term outcomes (most likely due to changes in the composition of entering teachers and teacher motivation) edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1104
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What Happens When We Pay Our Teachers More? Evidence from New Jersey Public Schools
This paper examines the impact of increasing teacher salaries on student outcomes by exploiting variation from the “50K The First Day” campaign that established a $50K salary floor for new teachers ac...
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Kou Murayama @koumurayama.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Please repost! We are hiring an assistant professor (W1) of Educational Psychology. We are looking forward to working with you!! uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties...
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Assistant professorship (W1) of Education Sciences and Psychology
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
It's out! 🔬📐🏗️🏦🔭👩‍⚕️ 6+ years of partnership building, STEM Career media production, design & full experiments: "The [+] effect of an intervention personalizing mathematics to students’ career and popular culture interests on mathematics interest and learning." psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
At which I'll champion (1) thoughtful instructional and assessment design + partnership with instructors who have expertise in their subject domain & course design, & who care about their learners (2)*explainable* AI (XAI) is the future, and humans are the path to it. alumni.unc.edu/events/consi...
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Dr. Shelbi Kuhlmann @shelbikuhlmann.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Checkout recent work with @mattbernacki.bsky.social, @jeffgreene.bsky.social & friends! Across two studies, we found positive effects on achievement w/ a text-based & video-based training program that taught undergrad bio students self-regulated learning skills. link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Hi bsky! I'm excited to join this growing space and having conversations about how we can use digital tools to improve learners' ability to self-regulated their learning. Here's a new demo of how we study and teach students about the Science of Learning to Learn! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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