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The articles under this category will present the basics of learning. Because ” I am deeply convinced that one cannot properly teach without possessing, implicit or explicit, a mental model of what is going on in the minds of the learner … There are therefore fundamental principles that any teacher must respect in order to be most effective.” Stanislas Dehaene.
The basics of learning are crucial also in order to create efficient trainings. The trainer is the teacher. If we don’t understand how the learning process takes place in the brain we cannot train effectively.
The articles from this category will present the basic factors and principles for learning:
– what is learning and how it happens in the brain, the definitions of learning from science perspectives: neuroscience and cognitive science
– types of learning
– types of memories
– the factors that contribute to learning and memory formation
– Attention
– Practice
– Sleep
– Repetition
– Consolidation
– Corective Feedback
This article offers the behavioral practices to develop a focus for massive learning and the scientific evidence that supports those practices: Neurotransmitters for focus and attention Epinephrine -> Alertness Acetylcholine – > Focus How to develop alertness How to develop…
Sleep influences memory and learning Less and less sleep Sleep architecture The sleep and memory relation Sleep phases How to ensure more REM sleep In the process of learning, more precisely in memory consolidation, sleep plays a significant role. Because…
Have you ever asked yourself: “how could I consolidate memory to remember more when I am learning new things?” What is memory consolidation? Why is memory consolidation needed? How to consolidate memory How to consolidate memory in employees’ training Memory…
Are we really learning from mistakes? And, if mistakes are such great teachers, why don’t we do more of them? “Everyone should learn to happily make errors … To think is to move from one error to the next” (Alain,…
The importance of practice in training employees is underestimated. The current training method: presentation and face-to-face training puts weight on the presentation of the knowledge but not on the practice. The lecturing training method doesn’t offer time for practice and…
