What Scientists Are Not Telling Us About Learning

What Scientists Are Not Telling Us About Learning

Some surprising brain science research results have surfaced for our educators and us:

1. To learn quickly, don’t concentrate so hard.
2. It matters what your learning environment looks like.
3. We process words visually, not phonetically.
4. The healthiest teachers learn the most while at work.
5. Understanding a student’s learning process occupies the same space in the brain as practicing empathy.
6. A teacher’s mental health can impact student performance.
7. Using labels like ‘dyslexia’ can prevent teachers from helping students.
8. Saving old information helps us learn new information.
9. Early testing is no indicator of later success.
10. Young students learn mathematics differently.

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