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Brendan Schuetze

@schu.etze.co

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Cognition, Learning Science, Quant Methods Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology at a “large university in the mountain west” Views may not be my own, but definitely not my employer's schu.etze.co

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 27/05/2026

Of all my contributions to science, perhaps the one I'm most proud of is making the patch notes for the psych package!

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 26/05/2026

Memorial day weekend on mirror lake highway, Utah side

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 06/05/2026

uh guys.... when did ChatGPT image generation get this good?

Illustrated infographic comparing the main panes of RStudio to parts of a steam train. A coal car on the left is labeled “Source Pane — The Coal,” explaining that code written in the source pane acts as fuel. The central steam engine is labeled “Console — The Engine,” representing where code is executed and computation happens. Dark smoke billowing from the smokestack is labeled “Environment Pane — The Exhaust,” symbolizing the objects, plots, and outputs created after running code. Handwritten annotations point to each section with phrases like “Write it here,” “Work happens here,” and “What comes out and lingers.” A bottom summary panel visually reinforces the workflow: code is written in the source pane, processed in the console, and results appear in the environment. The overall style is playful, educational, and vintage-inspired, with muted colors and a pastoral landscape background.

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 18/04/2026

As SCORE project contributor, I don't see the findings as especially negative for education; the reproducibility issues likely reflect reliance on internal data that’s hard to fully de-identify. You could also argue the opposite: where it matters—replication in new contexts—education leads.

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 24/12/2025

A new Christmas present for all those who celebrate, an article on multiple text comprehension in @edpsychjournal.bsky.social from @nashb.bsky.social @allisonzengilowski.bsky.social, me, and Diane Schallert!

Screenshot of article page from Educational Psychologis titled "Multiple text comprehension in contemporary contexts: Integrating broader understandings of affect, culture, and technology"

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 24/08/2025

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 18/07/2025

oh!

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 17/07/2025

New paper with Allison Zengilowski, Abubakir Siedahmed, @veronicayan.bsky.social, and Neil Heffernan at Learning at Scale published today: "Encouraging Metacognitive Reflection through Prompts in a Computer-Based Learning Platform: Failure to Find a Benefit in a Large-Scale Randomized Trial"

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 04/06/2025

My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be...

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 16/04/2025

The question “How do I actually learn in a PhD?” isn’t always obvious, especially early on. Coursework feels central at first (and it is important), but over time, the biggest growth often comes from mentorship and self-directed learning (i.e., figuring out how to learn, not just what to learn)

A graphic titled “PhD Power Meter” with the subtitle “Where do I gain skills in my PhD?” On the left is a vertical red gradient bar, symbolizing skill acquisition. Three labeled brackets mark the bar: the top 40% is labeled “independent learning,” the middle 40% is “mentorship,” and the bottom 20% is “coursework.” The graphic suggests that most PhD skill-building comes from independent learning and mentorship rather than formal coursework.

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 03/04/2025

Mediation models, or "three correlations hiding in a trench coat"

Three scatter plots with correlations hiding in a partially open trench coat

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 24/03/2025

Halfway through revising a paper with 5 reviewers, a sea of red, blue, and green tracked changes emerges. Weirdly enough, it's actually a little fun when you have the right team (@allisonzengilowski.bsky.social)!

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 21/03/2025

Me, last week: "I love DAGS" Me, this week: "oh no...."

Nodes (n) |Number of Possible Unique DAGs
1 |1
2|3
3|25
4|543
5|29,281
6|3,781,503
7|1,138,779,265
8|~ 7.8 × 10¹¹
9|~ 1.2 × 10¹⁵
10|~ 4.2 × 10¹⁸

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 17/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #391,644!

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