Psychology

Learning situations and conditions according to Gagné

Robert Mills Gagné (1916–2002), though little known to many teachers, is one of the central figures of twentieth-century educational psychology and
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Pamela Snow: “I am deeply concerned that we are engaging in uncontrolled experimentation with children”

Pamela Snow is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology in the School of Education at La Trobe University (Bendigo campus, Australia).
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Paul Kirschner: “The last major revolution in education was the chalkboard”

Paul Kirschner is an expert educational psychologist and researcher in the field of learning and cognitive psychology, internationally recognized in
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Alejandro García: “Education has become as toxic as the society that shapes it”

"Live in the present! Never give up on your dreams! Be happy all the time…!" If you, too, are fed
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Memory and comprehension: a controversy about the methods and purposes of learning

The idea that things are better learned when they are “understood” has become a commonplace. Nowadays, this argument is being
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Science shows us how to learn to read better: how do we apply it in

Evidence-informed education consists of incorporating the main scientific findings into the work of teachers in the classrooms. It is not
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Are young people smarter than older adults?

We often assume young people are smarter, or at least quicker, than older people. For example, we’ve all heard that
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