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"..considering eight ways of looking at intelligence—eight perspectives provided by the science of learning. A few words about that term: The science of learning is a relatively new discipline born of an agglomeration of fields: cognitive science, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience. Its project is to apply the methods of science to human endeavors—teaching and learning—that have for centuries been mostly treated as an art.
As with anything to do with our idiosyncratic and unpredictable species, there is still a lot of art involved in teaching and learning. But the science of learning can offer some surprising and useful perspectives on how we guide and educate young people. And so: Eight Ways Of Looking At Intelligence."
Las situaciones que vivimos diariamente, nuestras creencias, la experiencia que acumulamos, la capacidad de atención, el sentimiento de la esperanza que albergamos, son algunos aspectos que pueden mejorar nuestra inteligencia. La tecnología también nos puede hacer más inteligentes o más “tontos”. Estudios del cerebro han encontrado que cuando usamos herramientas, incluyendo dispositivos electrónicos, nuestra mente los puede asociar como una extensión de nuestro cuerpo. Sin embargo, utilizar la internet precisamente como parte de nuestro cerebro para almacenar hechos, sin la necesidad de retenerlos mentalmente, puede atrofiar habilidades clave para la sociedad del conocimiento. El pensamiento crítico, la capacidad de resolver problemas, el trabajo colaborativo y la creatividad, entre otros, no pueden emerger en el “disco duro” de un cerebro humano vacío de contenidos.
Summer reading & thinking for educators
interesting article highlighting the evidence that intelligence is not a fixed entity but is something that needs to be nurtured and helped grow in all of us. The evidence from the fields of cognitive science, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience combine to create the science of learning. As educators we have to get to grips with the complexities of learning and we can only do this by gaining a deeper understanding of these fields and how they help us reframe our approaches to teaching and learning.