Maria Tsapali

Psychology · Social Sciences

4h-index236citations21works2.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods(4), Online Learning and Analytics(3), Human-Animal Interaction Studies(2), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills(2), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes(2)

Publications21 total

EARLI2018: Constructivist against direct instruction approaches to teaching
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2026
Age and gender effects on the development of executive function skills: A multisite study of school-aged children and adolescents
2025Open Access
Evidence-based teaching: effective teaching practices in primary school classrooms
London Review of Education·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Child Development: The Psychological Perspective
2024
Abstracts and awards from the DARTP Conference 2022Improving resilience in the classroom with the Hummingbird ProjectInclusive curriculum development with a Black, Asian and minority ethnic student advisory panelThe experiences of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic students studying psychology in the U.K and the development of an online decolonising the psychology curriculum and pedagogies toolkitStaying sonnected: a toolkit to support student groupworkImposter syndrome and sense of belongingImproving accessibility and inclusion for students on an open, online, undergraduate psychology programmeImproving student user experience of blackboard VLEEnhancing students’ report writing skills: The challenge of stating study limitations‘The EHCP isn’t really worth the paper it’s written on’: exploring the perceptions of teaching staff in further education on the implementation of education, health and care plans for learners with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDecolonising teaching and research through a student buddying programme: applying theory to practiceDrama-based pedagogical (DBP) approach to learning and teaching psychology: Creative use of online drama to facilitate student engagementWhat makes psychology students satisfied?Co-creating engaging and immersive learning experiences for online, in-person and hyflex teaching in psychology: a ‘students-as-digital-scholars’ approachPerceptions of decolonising the curriculum: A preliminary Reddit forum studyThe efficacy of differing handout types on student retention of lecture materialRethinking vocational support in higher education – An interdisciplinary steppedcare approach to career adaptability and post-traumatic growth‘We can’t see your slides!’ Undergraduate Psychology Students’ Perceptions of Emergency Online TeachingYou don’t have to understand me to respect me: A qualitative exploration of wellbeing among queer, nonbinary and gender-questioning youth of colourThe pedagogical potential of registered reports: Reflections on a case studyUnderstanding the needs of postgraduate taught students transitioning into a research-methods focused psychology conversion course: evidence from co-design researchDeveloping researcher identity in psychology students: the role of qualitative and quantitative research methods teachingUniversity students’ experiences of mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown: hybrid learning and transition to a ‘new normal’Distance learning (DL) psychology students’ perceptions of equality, diversity and inclusion in higher educationLGBTQ+ students’ experiences of online learning during Covid-19Action research: Developing an interactive coversheet for student’s written assessmentsTHESIS - Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting and Inspiring StudentThe potential of Miro in building collaborative learning environmentsFeeling alone in one’s educational experience: implications of existential isolation in higher educationUsing mindfulness and resiliency based pedagogy to protect forensic psychology students from secondary trauma in teachingDecolonising the psychology curricula: challenges and success storiesThe psychology debrief: A YouTube channel for students studying psychology in higher educationStudent perceptions of employability on a psychology conversion courseSeparation anxiety, homesickness, and undergraduate students’ adjustment to universityEntering university with predicted grades: exploring students’ feelings of school belonging, academic self-efficacy, and academic locus of controlMental imagery ability is correlated with the memory benefits experienced after drawing to-be-remembered informationRecognising the barriers to postgraduate study for students who identify as working-classDecolonising
Psychology Teaching Review·2023· 1 cited
The Relationship Between Students' Metacognition and Graphic Organisers: A Scoping Review
2022Open Access
Extended Reality Visual Guidance for Industrial Environments: A Scoping Review
2022· 5 cited
The Relationship Between Students’ Metacognition and Graphic Organisers: A Scoping Review
2022Open Access
The Zoo Task: A novel metacognitive problem-solving task developed with a sample of African American children from schools in high poverty communities.
Psychological Assessment·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
The effectiveness of technology‐supported personalised learning in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A meta‐analysis
British Journal of Educational Technology·2021· 196 citedOpen Access
Country-Level Research Review: EdTech in Ghana
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Zoo Task
PsycTESTS Dataset·2021
The Role of Inhibitory Control in Achievement in Early Childhood Education
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
The impact of adversities and social support in adolescence on adolescent depressive symptoms
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2020
Studying Cognitive Development in School‐Aged Children
The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development·2020· 2 cited
Effects of different learning environments on late primary school students’ Decision-making Competence in Socio-Scientific Issues
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2019Open Access
INSTRUCT Symposium 2019
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2019
The zoo task: A novel metacognitive problem-solving task developed with a sample of African American children from schools in high poverty communities
2019· 3 cited
Psychonomics2018 talk - The zoo task: metacognition in problem-solving for older children
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Social media for Academics and Early Career Researchers: An Interview with Dr Mark Carrigan
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2018· 3 citedOpen Access
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Michelle R. Ellefson(8), Jwalin Patel(6), Zewelanji Serpell(5), Teresa Parr(5), Amanda Aldercotte(4), Tanya M. Paes(4), Louis Major(2), Louise Taylor(2), Madeleine Pownall(2), Steven W. McNair(2), Samuel Fairlamb(2), Frankii Charles(2), Claudia Chu(2), Tamer Said(2), Yueyi Huang(2), Gill Althia Francis(1), Emma Carter(1), Ezequiel Molina(1), Adelle Pushparatnam(1), Sara E. Rimm‐Kaufman(1)