Yesterday I read this complaint by Howard Gardner in the Washington Post: More than 35 years ago, I introduced the theory of multiple intelligences, a critique of the notion of a single intelligence adequately probed by a single short answer test. In its place, I proposed that human beings have a number of relatively independent… Read More Are multiple intelligences a neuromyth?
Originally posted on Research Digest:
By Emma Young How do you measure the success of a child’s education? Test results are one thing, and according to a recent global survey, British children have risen in the league tables for both maths and reading. However, these same teens reported among the lowest levels of life satisfaction. They…
All research on memory is fascinating and often relevant to education. In this new study, researchers found that similarities in structure and essence guide our recollections rather than surface similarities. It is only when individuals lack sufficient knowledge that they turn to the surface clues to recollect a situation. So maybe, this study suggests we… Read More Similarities in structure and essence guide our memory more than surface similarities
Originally posted on A Chemical Orthodoxy:
This is the first blog in the CogSciSci symposium on retrieval practice in the classroom. You should read the introduction to this symposium here before reading this article. Retrieval Practice in the Classroom: Lethal Mutation? In the introduction to this series, it was noted that retrieval practice (RP) can…
Jos Ruelen sent this one to me:
The one-child policy of China – now already a thing of the past – has maybe lead to more women in education, a new study claims. Although the data doesn’t allow to give us real causal proof, the researchers did a lot to exclude other possible explanations. From the press release: A new study uses… Read More An unexpected consequence? Having fewer children reduced the gender education gap in China
Disclaimer: I know several of the people who wrote this editorial for PLOSOne, but trust me, even if Ionica Smeets wasn’t my boss, even if I wasn’t writing a paper together with Feline, I still would share this! I’ve met Paul and Casper through Twitter, and look where it got us? I’ve worked on several… Read More Ten simple rules for getting started on Twitter as a scientist (PLOSOne)
