New learning depends on prior knowledge, and researchers are beginning to understand how this process works - and why it sometimes doesn't work.
Listen to this podcast here (approximately 12 minutes). (You may also download it as an MP3 file.) Research suggests that experts don't simply memorize more 'stuff' about their field or craft - they actually think about their field in ways that differ from non-experts.
Listen to this podcast here (approximately 12 minutes). (You may also download it as an MP3 file.) A debate has raged for centuries regarding the nature of intelligence - how do we define it? Can it be developed or is one born with a finite capacity for intelligence?
Listen to this podcast here (approximately 12 minutes). (You may also download it as an MP3 file.) |
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