Entries Tagged as 'learning'

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Teaching Problem Solving

A technique is available, however, which provides prob1em-solving practice for an entire class. It is called Thinking Aloud Pairs Problem Solving (TAPPS).  This method evidently was first explored by Claparede (described in Woodworth, [10]), and was later used by Bloom and Broder [2] in their study of the problem-solving processes of college students.  Art Whimbey [...]

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Quality v. Quantity « The Practice of Practice

Some research shows that the amount of time doesn’t really matter, although it does matter a little since if you spend zero hours doing something, you’re not going to get better at all. But it turns out that the number of hours practiced doesn’t really matter, it’s all about the quality of your practice. What [...]

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

‘Thirst for knowledge’ may be opium craving

Neuroscientists have proposed a simple explanation for the pleasure of grasping a new concept: The brain is getting its fix. The “click” of comprehension triggers a biochemical cascade that rewards the brain with a shot of natural opium-like substances, said Irving Biederman of the University of Southern California. He presents his theory in an invited [...]

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Exceptional memories

Nature Neuroscience 6, 90 – 95 (2002) Published online: 16 December 2002; | doi:10.1038/nn988 Routes to remembering: the brains behind superior memory Eleanor A. Maguire1, Elizabeth R. Valentine2, John M. Wilding2 & Narinder Kapur3 1 Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK 2 Department [...]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

An abused mule responds to clicker training