Category: Education

SCIENCE OF LEARNING APPLIED

Classroom Applications of Cognitive Psychology

Classroom Applications of Cognitive Psychology Dr. Stan Hartzler     HartzlerSJ@aol.com www.classappcogpsych.com   Perspectives Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of human learning.  As a field of study, cognitive psychology began to emerge in the early 1980’s, when the first textbooks on the subject appeared. Aided by (1) precision eye-movement machines for discerning attention, (2)  fMRI…
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For Common Core Inquirers, Columbus OH 4 9 2017

COMMON CORE’S REJECTION OF TRADITIONAL MATHEMATICS, AND WHAT WE NEED INSTEAD Dr. Stan Hartzler     HartzlerSJ@aol.com www.classappcogpsych.com      Columbus, OH   4/09/2014   WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SURFACE? I address first the Common Core mathematics assessments.  At the on-line PARCC site, I found examples so complex (and often so advanced) that they constitute a waste of…
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Valuing and De-Valuing Teachers

  Valuing and Devaluing Teachers Stan Hartzler      11/15/2014 School administrators can be leaders who value students and nurture their teachers, managing when management is needed.  They may also be total managers, who think that students and teachers must be told what to do. Valuing Leader:  Wants students to learn, to learn how to learn, and…
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