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Ann-Kathrin Krause discusses the impact of habits on students' learning strategies and how teachers can help foster effective study habits.

...with Ann-Kathrin Krause In this episode, Ann-Katrin Krause, a PhD student in educational psychology at the Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education in Frankfurt, discusses her research on the role of habits in students' learning strategy use, exploring why students often default to ineffective strategies like rereading despite knowing better alternatives exist. The conversation covers how environmental cues trigger habitual behaviours, the distinction between automaticity and effectiveness, and practical strategies like habit stacking and if-then planning. Ann-Katrin also highlights how teachers can foster effective study habits by embedding strategies into classroom routines. Ann-Kathrin Research can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-025-10087-3 Futher reading is available here: Gardner, B., & Rebar, A. L. (2019). Habit formation and behavior change . Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.129 Gardner, B., Rebar, A. L., De Wit, S., & Lally, P. (2024). What is habit and how can it be used to change real-world behaviour? Narrowing the theory–reality…

People in this episode

Host: Lucinda Powell

Guest: Ann-Kathrin Krause

Topics covered

• habits in learning
• effective learning strategies
• self-regulated learning
• environmental cues
• teacher strategies

Keywords

• learning strategies
• habits
• self-regulation
• education psychology
• habit stacking
• if-then planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education

Books & works: Habit formation and behavior change, What is habit and how can it be used to change real-world behaviour? Narrowing the theory–reality gap

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