Dr Rebecca Gordon
@drrebeccagordon.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UCL CPsychol FBPsS SFHEA
Research: Working memory/executive function. Developing interest in motor cognition.
Head of Impact & Engagement
Research: Working memory/executive function. Developing interest in motor cognition.
Head of Impact & Engagement
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EXPRESS: Revisiting Working Memory Fifty Years after Baddeley and Hitch: A Review of Field-specific Conceptualizations, Use and Misuse, and Paths Forward for Studying Children - Dana Miller-Cotto, Reb...
As trained educational and developmental psychologists who study the role of working memory in educational outcomes, we know the various assumptions made about ...
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Very proud of this paper that @damcotto.bsky.social and I have just published:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Last night. Thank you, Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 💕 @profandytolmie.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Last night. Thank you, Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 💕 @profandytolmie.bsky.social
Andy in the Andes
@profandytolmie.bsky.social
@profandytolmie.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Andy in the Andes
@profandytolmie.bsky.social
@profandytolmie.bsky.social
Brilliant time in Chile with @profandytolmie.bsky.social at the MinSol Inaugural conference in Santiago.
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Brilliant time in Chile with @profandytolmie.bsky.social at the MinSol Inaugural conference in Santiago.
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This new Department for Education report, led by @cantalek.bsky.social and colleagues at @ioe.bsky.social provides an up-to-date understanding of the identification, support and collaborative practices for children with #SEND.
Read their full findings here 👉
Read their full findings here 👉
Identifying and supporting the needs of children with SEND in mainstream settings
Findings from a series of rapid evidence assessments on what works to identify and support the needs of children and young people with SEND in mainstream and early years settings.
www.gov.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This new Department for Education report, led by @cantalek.bsky.social and colleagues at @ioe.bsky.social provides an up-to-date understanding of the identification, support and collaborative practices for children with #SEND.
Read their full findings here 👉
Read their full findings here 👉
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Gordon
Special Issue edited by Andy Tolmie, Cristina Rodríguez, Roberto Ferreira @ me! Cultural & contextual variations in translation of research into teaching practice. We encourage contributions from low income countries (APC arrangements/adjustments possible).
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | Educational Neuroscience: Approaches to Translation into Practice in Different Cultural Contexts
In the realm of educational neuroscience, significant strides have been made over the past three decades to understand how cognitive and neural processes aff...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Special Issue edited by Andy Tolmie, Cristina Rodríguez, Roberto Ferreira @ me! Cultural & contextual variations in translation of research into teaching practice. We encourage contributions from low income countries (APC arrangements/adjustments possible).
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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@profandytolmie.bsky.social shares practical tips to help children build road safety skills — like judging traffic, choosing safe places to cross, and learning by doing. 🚸
Read more here 👉 www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wi...
Read more here 👉 www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wi...
Home | Tooled Up Education
Evidence-based resources for parenting, education and family life.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
@profandytolmie.bsky.social shares practical tips to help children build road safety skills — like judging traffic, choosing safe places to cross, and learning by doing. 🚸
Read more here 👉 www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wi...
Read more here 👉 www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wi...
Special Issue edited by Andy Tolmie, Cristina Rodríguez, Roberto Ferreira @ me! Cultural & contextual variations in translation of research into teaching practice. We encourage contributions from low income countries (APC arrangements/adjustments possible).
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | Educational Neuroscience: Approaches to Translation into Practice in Different Cultural Contexts
In the realm of educational neuroscience, significant strides have been made over the past three decades to understand how cognitive and neural processes aff...
www.frontiersin.org
July 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Special Issue edited by Andy Tolmie, Cristina Rodríguez, Roberto Ferreira @ me! Cultural & contextual variations in translation of research into teaching practice. We encourage contributions from low income countries (APC arrangements/adjustments possible).
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
My wonderful husband is becoming emeritus 😊
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’ | BPS
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My wonderful husband is becoming emeritus 😊
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Gordon
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’ | BPS
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Professor Andrew Tolmie is retiring from University College London in September…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Gordon
How can we better support individuals living with #dyslexia?
We spoke to @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social (@ioe.bsky.social) to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
We spoke to @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social (@ioe.bsky.social) to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
July 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How can we better support individuals living with #dyslexia?
We spoke to @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social (@ioe.bsky.social) to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
We spoke to @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social (@ioe.bsky.social) to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Qiuyu Du, Andy Tolmie and I have a new paper out:
The Role of Mind Wandering During Incubation in Divergent and Convergent Creative Thinking
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
The Role of Mind Wandering During Incubation in Divergent and Convergent Creative Thinking
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
www.mdpi.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Qiuyu Du, Andy Tolmie and I have a new paper out:
The Role of Mind Wandering During Incubation in Divergent and Convergent Creative Thinking
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
The Role of Mind Wandering During Incubation in Divergent and Convergent Creative Thinking
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...
Here is a talk I did for Learnus on working memory, it’s development, environmental influences and why these matter in the classroom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAb...
LEARNUS WEBINAR on "Working Memory: How it develops"
YouTube video by Learnus UK
www.youtube.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here is a talk I did for Learnus on working memory, it’s development, environmental influences and why these matter in the classroom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAb...
Interesting and relevant, @damcotto.bsky.social
If you're curious about Bunge's (2024) paper, here is the link (open access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
It provides an interesting take on how to go about clearing confusions surrounding the concept of executive function from a cognitive neuro perspective. Highly recommended.(2/2)
It provides an interesting take on how to go about clearing confusions surrounding the concept of executive function from a cognitive neuro perspective. Highly recommended.(2/2)
May 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Interesting and relevant, @damcotto.bsky.social
Third leg of the Giants Tour tonight!
San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park ✅
Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods ✅
They Might Be Giants at The Fillmore 🟩
San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park ✅
Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods ✅
They Might Be Giants at The Fillmore 🟩
May 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Third leg of the Giants Tour tonight!
San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park ✅
Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods ✅
They Might Be Giants at The Fillmore 🟩
San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park ✅
Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods ✅
They Might Be Giants at The Fillmore 🟩
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Gordon
🚨 New paper alert 🚨
Also happy to announce a new publication with @damcotto.bsky.social at British Journal of Educational Psychology on whether working memory moderates the effect of fading (it didn't, but prior knowledge did; fading also had more benefits compared to other conditions). DOI: doi.org/10.1111/bjep...
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨
80 years ago today, my grandmother left my 1-year-old mum with a neighbour and went and got drunk with my great auntie Ilene.
Happy VE Day everyone!
Happy VE Day everyone!
May 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
80 years ago today, my grandmother left my 1-year-old mum with a neighbour and went and got drunk with my great auntie Ilene.
Happy VE Day everyone!
Happy VE Day everyone!
T-shirt evidence for @damcotto.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
T-shirt evidence for @damcotto.bsky.social
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New paper with @jmedrano.bsky.social. It’s the first experiment in a line of research testing working memory (our ability to hold and manipulate information for later use) theories in the context of math problem solving and learning.
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>British Journal of Educational Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Background
High working memory capacity is associated with improved mathematical problem-solving skills. A leading theory about why working memory enhances problem-solving suggests that capable prob.....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New paper with @jmedrano.bsky.social. It’s the first experiment in a line of research testing working memory (our ability to hold and manipulate information for later use) theories in the context of math problem solving and learning.
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Quick trip to @uofcalifornia.bsky.social for a coffee and a chat with @damcotto.bsky.social 😊 ☕️ ☀️
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Quick trip to @uofcalifornia.bsky.social for a coffee and a chat with @damcotto.bsky.social 😊 ☕️ ☀️
If ever you can't sleep, title and abstract screening should do the trick.
March 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If ever you can't sleep, title and abstract screening should do the trick.
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Gordon
QJEP special issue on the Baddeley/Hitch (1974) model is out 🥳 Happy to be included in this exciting collection with @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social. Please do check them all out 🙏🏾
The QJEP special issue celebrating the 50th-year anniversary of the Baddeley/Hitch (1974) model of WM is now officially out.
An interesting collection, but let me give a special shoutout to the insightful piece by @damcotto.bsky.social written from a dev/edu perspective. doi.org/10.1177/1747...
An interesting collection, but let me give a special shoutout to the insightful piece by @damcotto.bsky.social written from a dev/edu perspective. doi.org/10.1177/1747...
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
QJEP special issue on the Baddeley/Hitch (1974) model is out 🥳 Happy to be included in this exciting collection with @drrebeccagordon.bsky.social. Please do check them all out 🙏🏾