jedpsych-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether an educational-psychology project fits the Journal of Educational Psychology and which manuscript type to target. JEP wants original, primary psychological research on learning and instruction that matters for real educational settings; it does not typically publish single-instrument reliability/validity studies. Frames the question; it does not collect data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jedpsych-topic-selection --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Topic Selection & Fit (jedpsych-topic-selection) The Journal of Educational Psychology publishes **original, primary psychological research pertaining to education across all ages and educational levels** (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). The bar is a finding that is **theoretically grounded**, **methodologically rigorous**, and **educationally consequential** — it should change how psychologists understand learning, motivation, achievement, or instruction *and* matter for learners in schools, classrooms, or online settings. Use this skill to pressure-test fit before investing. ## When to trigger - Choosing among possible projects or framings for JEP - A reader said the work feels "atheoretical," "not educational," or "just a lab effect" - Deciding between a single study, a multi-study package, or a meta-analysis - Unsure whether a measurement/validation paper belongs here (it usually does not) ## The fit test A strong JEP paper usually clears all four: 1. **Educational relevance.** The phenomenon is about learning, motivation, engagement, achievement, reading/math/science learning, assessment, self-regulation, or instruction — and the result has a defensible implication for educational pract
- When to trigger
- The fit test
- Manuscript type
- Fit scoring — worked example (illustrative)
- Manuscript-type decision rules
- Reviewer / editor pushback at the fit stage
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the jedpsych-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether an educational-psychology project fits the Journal of Educational Psychology and which manuscript type to target. JEP wants original, primary psychological research on learning and instruction that matters for real educational settings; it does not typically publish single-instrument reliability/validity studies. Frames the question; it does not collect data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jedpsych-topic-selection --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.