Thoughts from an expert teacher by Marsha Familaro Enright Very, very often when I tell people about our project to open a new college program, their first question is: “Will it be online?” And they have good reasons to expect that it would be: online is vastly cheaper than in-person teaching and it can reach … Continue reading "What’s Wrong With Distance Learning"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Culturally, we tend to praise high levels of self-control. In fact, a lot of the language we use around mental illness reveals our cultural assumption that only people who are more impulsive and emotionally unrestrained suffer from mental illness. The reality is that many, many individuals on the opposite end of the spectrum suffer, often...| LindsayBraman.com
Gender gaps in STEM fields are far from resolved. High-stakes exams are part of the journey, and several studies prove that women tend to underperform. Why does this happen? How can the gap be closed? Despite accumulated evidence, efforts still need to be made to shed light on this issue. An intervention performed by Ceibal’s Behavioral Insights Lab in Uruguay showed that a stress management exercise during a high-stakes exam can enhance women's performance. The post Stress Less, Achieve Mo...| BehavioralEconomics.com | The BE Hub
This article is a short explanation of how and when students of a new skill get mental space to think and how their basic understanding begins with rote learning. Despite the bad name rote learning gets - memorizing by heart, without a focus on understanding - I'm making the case that rote learning is the first, necessary step before understanding.| Cognition Today
Here's a technical overview of how repetition strengthens memory formation, how recall works, what happens biologically, and how information is forgotten. These theories impact education & learning in fundamental ways.| Cognition Today
Take this critical thinking test based on multiple foundations created by experts. I explore the theories and concepts that define critical thinking.| Cognition Today
