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How people Learn. Brain,Mind, Experience and the School

It is quite obvious that a number of factors provide a comprehensive perspective on the processes of effective learning and the environments in which learning best takes place, such as neuroscience, cognitive and social psychology, emerging technologies etc..

How the schools and classrooms can facilitate students' learning, perhaps we have to think it critically again, should it be learning-centred, demonstration of many examples to build factual knowledge for learning, development of instructional plans that students are engaged towards learning. Can we do that and is the direction of what helps children to learn most?

The implications for what is taught, how it is taught, and how learners are assessed are important for our reflection, as educators, teachers and learners. What we are doing I think is to explore the possibility of helping individuals achieve their fullest potential.

Anyway, this is a nice book on the important topics related to how people learn.

Regina Chan