The secret to forming memories
By Brian Murphy February 15, 2012; University of Alberta (Edmonton) U of A researchers have established that the brain’s ability to rehearse or repeat electrical impulses may be critical in making a newly acquired memory more permanent. U of A psychology professor Clayton Dickson likened the process to someone trying to permanently memorize a phone number: “We repeat the number several times to ourselves, so hopefully we can automatically recall it when needed.”
The Goal of a Fit Mind
by Carissa Handrinos For those who love fitness, there are plenty of career opportunities out there. For example, for those who are business minded ninja warrior gym franchise in houston opportunities are available, but becoming a personal trainer is a route that many take as it is incredibly rewarding. In preparation for a big game, athletes work with their coaches and trainers to achieve their highest potential. Trainers challenge the athletes’ weaknesses and build their strengths through strenuous drills and practices, all in hopes of winning the game. They may train for days and weeks, hours at a time, all for one game. The team may win or lose. Regardless of the outcome, though, athletes
Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Generation STEM is national research report investigating girls’ perceptions, attitudes, and interests in the subjects and general field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) from the voices of girls themselves. The report consists of a literature review, as well as qualitative (focus group) and quantitative (survey) research with 1,000 girls across the country. The study finds that girls are interested in STEM and aspire to STEM careers, but need further exposure and education about what STEM careers can offer, and how STEM can help girls make a difference in the world. If you’re interested in STEM course choices, look here if you’re needing help Finding Graduate Schools. This research from the Girl Scout Research
Beyond SATs, Finding Success in Numbers
There’s more to a successful college career than good grades. A support system of peers — a posse — has helped young people thrive at some of the nation’s top universities. Tina Rosenberg writes in The New York Times blog: The posse was key. “It’s so easy to get lost. I couldn’t imagine going to college without a group of people I already knew. I don’t think I would have made it.” They were all studying different things, she said. They didn’t do homework together, but they held each other accountable for doing it. “If you needed somebody to get you out of bed and get you to the library, Antoinette” – a Posse member
In Texas, a Backlash Against Student Testing
In a response to the No Child Left Behind Act passed in 2001, many administrators in education have turned to district and state-wide standardized testing to assess the progress and competency of the curriculum, the teachers, and the students. However, many educators and parents feel that these practices are counterproductive, producing school environments that promote anything but learning. As articles like “Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool” (Hanford, NPR, 1 Jan 12), “Students are Bored,” (Strauss, Huffington Post), and “Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning is Wrong” (Sundem, Wired, 29 Jan 12) suggest, these parents and educators might have a reason to be upset. Because No Child Left Behind demands “measurable
Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is Wrong
By Garth Sundem Wired.com January 29, 2012 Taking notes during class? Topic-focused study? A consistent learning environment? All are exactly opposite of the best strategies for learning. I recently had the good fortune to interview Robert Bjork, the director of the UCLA Learning and Forgetting Lab, a distinguished professor of psychology, and a massively renowned expert on packing things in your brain in a way that keeps them from leaking out. It turns out that everything I thought I knew about learning is wrong. First, he told me, think about how you attack a pile of study material.
