Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge, but more crucially acquiring the habits and tendencies to transfer that knowledge in personally meaningful circumstances.
In the first stage of curiosity, students are primarily concerned with procedural knowledge: What they’re supposed to do and how.
From Procedural Knowledge To Self Knowledge: The 4 Stages Of Curiosity Read More
Piaget was interested in how children organize data, settling on 2 fundamental responses stimuli: assimilation & accommodation of knowledge.
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A definition of intrinsic motivation includes doing an activity for its inherent satisfaction rather than for some separable consequence.
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The 5E Model promotes collaborative, active learning in which students work together to solve problems and investigate new concepts.
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Marzano’s 9 Instructional Strategies include non-linguistic representations, generating and testing hypotheses, and summarizing.
Marzano’s 9 Instructional Strategies For Teaching And Learning Read More
To use the Feynman Technique, practice explaining a concept to others as simply as possible. Make it simple, then make it simple again.
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From Station Rotation and Mastery-Based Learning to the Flipped Classroom, let’s take a look at the most common types of Blended Learning.
12 Of The Most Common Types Of Blended Learning Read More
The rules of 21st century learning focus on collaboration, relevant context, societal integration, and student-centered instruction.
4 Essential Rules Of 21st-Century Learning Read More
As a student, I got to learn more about the power of ‘gamifying’ something, and what effect it had on learners.
6 Factors Of Classroom Gamification Read More
Field trips help to reinforce what students are learning in the classroom and peak their interests in education.
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How does the memory work in learning? The more times an action is repeated, the more dendrites grow and interconnect.
How The Memory Works In Learning Read More
Metacognitive prompts can help students reflect on learning by illuminating exactly what their mind is doing during the learning process.
10 Metacognitive Prompts To Help Students Reflect On Their Learning Read More