Categorisation, executive function and assessment are on the brain food menu in the second part of the Mind over Matter seminar. Professor Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century presents research on the what affects learners ability to learn.
If you would like to look at the slides he used to illustrate his points during this session, you’ll find them on the special section of the education.au site set up for this event - http://educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/mind_over_matter
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Just caught an excellent video/blog post that illustrates whether the student is using his/her brain or a computer and the internet — if they are only asked to regurgitate information, they’re not LEARNING: http://deangroom.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/secret-life-of-google-jockeys
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