David Wolovsky

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Are there any models of teaching that incorporate both explicit and constructivist instruction?

I am interested in finding ways to blend the two methods. One way I have thought about is to teach several constituent skills explicitly over a few classes, and then spend a couple subsequent...

11 November 2015 6,646 4 View

Does forgetting actually strengthen learning?

Does anyone have resources on the importance of forgetting and then relearning during skill acquisition? For example, if you took two people and taught them a new skill, and then had an "off"...

08 August 2015 4,160 28 View

Why Shouldn't Education Be Explicitly Chaotic and Unpredictable?

I'm wondering what reasons people have for why we (as a society) tend to make education so structured. This question is partly motivated by several sources. First, a quote: "[Kids] don't remember...

07 July 2015 7,737 1 View

Why does gray matter volume increase and decrease?

Does anyone have an idea why sometimes gray/white matter increase over time due to skill learning, and sometimes they decrease? I've heard people say that maybe it decreases because the structures...

06 June 2015 843 15 View