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On brains, minds, social minds, thinking, feeling ...
Updated on Apr 09, 13
Created on Jul 05, 09
Category: Science
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Donald Burkins's List: Brains, Cognition and Related
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Apr 09, 13
" There is more to interpreting evidence than you might think. Learn to improve your predictions by understanding evidence on a deeper level.
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Feb 14, 12
" Brainology® is a powerful and engaging program designed to raise students’ achievement by helping them develop a growth mindset. When students have a growth mindset, they understand that their intelligence can be developed. Instead of worrying about how smart they are, they work hard to learn more and get smarter. Based on years of research by Stanford University’s Dr. Dweck, Lisa Blackwell Ph.D., and their colleagues, we know that students who learn this mindset show greater motivation in school, better grades, and higher test scores. "
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Feb 16, 11
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information is one of the most highly cited papers in psychology. It was published in
1956 by the cognitive psychologist George A. Miller of Princeton University's Department of Psychology in Psychological Review. It supposedly argues that the number of objects an average human can hold in working memory
is 7 ± 2. This is frequently referred to as Miller's Law (not to be confused with his theory of communication:
Miller's Law). Recent research has demonstrated that not only is the "law" based on a misinterpretation of Miller's paper, but that the correct number is probably around three or four. -
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Nov 16, 10
What Brain Rules attempts to do is explain what brain scientists know about the brain in ways that we can use to improve our daily lives at school and work. I highly recommend the book. Brain Rules is one of the most informative, engaging, and useful books of our time. Required reading for every educator and every business person. My favorite book of 2008. Seriously – if you can get only one book this year, make it this one
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What Brain Rules attempts to do is explain what brain scientists know about the brain in ways that we can use to improve our daily lives at school and work. I highly recommend the book. Brain Rules is one of the most informative, engaging, and useful books of our time. Required reading for every educator and every business person. My favorite book of 2008. Seriously – if you can get only one book this year, make it this one
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Nov 09, 10
"Welcome to TPM: The Philosophers’ Magazine
Updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, tpm’s website features articles from current and back issues of the magazine, as well as some online exclusives." -
May 11, 10
"When a Neurologist becomes a classroom teacher, Brain Learning Reseach promotes teaching strategies.
This website will feature the insights, publications, and presentation schedules pertaining to parent and teacher strategies to ignite student learning. " -
Apr 24, 10
Michael Wesch talks at the Library of Congress
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Apr 01, 10
An open issue of NewScientist focused on brain research. Addressing "big questions"
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Feb 09, 10
Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics at Cornell U, in the first of a series on understanding math, from pre-school (today's entry) through graduate school/adult.
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Dec 06, 09
RFA is a Philadelphia-based, non-profit organization engaged in education
research and evaluation.
Founded in 1992, RFA works with public school
districts, educational institutions, and community organizations to improve the
educational opportunities for those traditionally disadvantaged by
race/ethnicity, class, gender, language/cultural difference, and
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Dec 04, 09
We spend a lot of time encouraging children to justify their thinking. I must
say, "How did you figure that out?" "How do you know?" "Why do you think
that?" 100 times a day. When we hear kids explain how they found their
answer we get a true picture of their abilities. -
Nov 15, 09
Home site of Dr. Susan Blackmore, analyst of and author on consciousness, cultural memes and evolution, formerly of parapsychology; interviewed on Buddhist Geeks.
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Aug 19, 09
Scott McLeod shares: Here are two quotes from Education and Learning to Think, an interesting little research-based book published by the National Research Council way back in 1987!
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Aug 10, 09
Michael Wesch lecturing at the University of Manitoba, June 17, 2008. Wow! The nature of learning, how the web can enhance learning, how Wesch and his classes use those principals in his Intro to Cultural Anthro undergraduate class.
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Jul 27, 09
How to structure student work (and schools) to engage students on the basis of intrinsic motivation
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