SXSW EDU 2025
Guys, Where’s the Love? Tailored Nudges to Boost Confidence
Description:
Positive affirmations are powerful boosters of students' confidence and academic performance. But do college students receive enough affirmations? Researchers at the University of Michigan sought to understand factors that impact students’ confidence in STEM courses and found stark gendered differences in their experiences with receiving affirmation. Join us to explore the male loneliness (affirmation?) crisis unfolding in courses and strategies to combat it together.
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Takeaways
- When/why/how to personalize support for students at risk
- Strategies for addressing male loneliness in the classroom to positively impact their confidence (and performance)
- Factors influencing students' confidence, like social persuasions and vicarious experiences.
Speakers
- Vibhavari Vempala, Research Fellow, University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation
Organizer
Vibhavari Vempala, Research Fellow, University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation
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