How Do We Process Information?
As a proponent of single-gender classrooms, I found the
following link to be helpful in understanding how boys and girls learn
differently.
This site looks at the development of the brain in both males
and females. The information presented discusses how the female brain matures
earlier than their male counterparts. It
also talks about how the left-hemisphere and the language control is more prevelant
in the female. The research suggest the
male is more spatial. This makes the
right-hemisphere the dominant control center in the male. It goes on to suggest
that neither gender lacks the ability to learn, it is just the difference in
the way they learn.
Another area of interest for me is the ever-growing gaming
industry and the impact it has on learning.
The following link gives a simplied yet informative overview of the Cone
of Learning by Edgar Dale and different types of simulation-based learning
strategies.
The site gives a detailed comparison of traditional
learning vs scenario-based learning. It
supports Dale claims of remembering 10% of what we hear and 90% of what we do. It
promotes e-learning and the advantages of simulation training.
References
Percepsys
Human Capital Management E-Learning. Retrieved from www.percepsys.com/images/Percepsys_SIMSTUDIO.pdf.
Gurian, M. (2012, 9 15). How Boys and Girls Learn
Differently: A Guide for Parent and Teachers. Retrieved 9 15, 2012, from
How Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Parent and Teachers:
http://site.ebrary.com/id/10026378?ppg=87
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