Alexander Eitel

Thanks! Really appreciate your nice mention of our model, and also your general call to improve the climate of theory development in the field! Totally agree.

Introducing the FoRe-Squares Model: Focus Support and Reward as Key Predictors of Effective Technology-Augmented Instruction - Educational Psychology Review Given the many opportunities for technology use in education nowadays (e.g., Large language models, explainer videos, digital quizzing), teachers should know and rely on evidence-based answers to…

The FoRe-Squares Model is a nice framing for that thinking about how GenAI could/should/not integrate into education spaces The gist: education technology should enhance students' goal-directed processing (e.g., SRL) via supports for cognitive focus and motivation. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

“The Two Essentials of Effective EdTech: Focus and Reward (The FoRe‑Squares model) Reflections on Focus, Motivation, and the Promise of Simpler, Smarter EdTech

Ammar Merhbi’s blog highlights classroom applications of the
FoRe‑Squares model and its practical core.
ammaramerhbi.substack.com/p/the-two-es...

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How Instructional Features Affect Learning Processes Leading to Learning Outcomes - Educational Psychology Review This paper is a commentary on Eitel, Krebs, and Schöne (2025), examining how the FoRe-Squares model of technology-augmented learning shares commonalities with and offers extensions of the Cognitive Th...

The first public feedback to our FoRe-Squares Model comes from Richard Mayer, who connects our work to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Introducing the FoRe-Squares Model: Focus Support and Reward as Key Predictors of Effective Technology-Augmented Instruction - Educational Psychology Review Given the many opportunities for technology use in education nowadays (e.g., Large language models, explainer videos, digital quizzing), teachers should know and rely on evidence-based answers to ques...

Excited to share that our FoRe‑Squares model of technology‑augmented
instruction (Eitel, Krebs, & Schöne, 2025) was published last month! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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