How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (Brain, Mind, Experience and School)

by John D. Bransford

As Nobel laureate Herbert Simon wisely stated, the meaning of “knowing” has shifted from being able to remember and repeat information to being able to find and use it (Simon, 1996).

the goal of education is better conceived as helping students develop the intellectual tools and learning strategies needed to acquire the knowledge that allows people to think productively about history, science and technology, social phenomena, mathematics, and the arts.

This lack of investment in personnel is unheard of either in leading corporations or in schools in other countries

Overall, two major themes emerge from studies of teacher collaborations: the importance of shared experiences and discourse around texts and data about student learning and a necessity for shared decisions.

Technologies do not guarantee effective learning, however. Inappropriate uses of technology can hinder learning—