After
doing a lot of research on the Walden Library Databases, I found two resources
that is beneficial about the topics of “the brain and learning” and “the
information processing theory. The first resource is a scholarly journal entitled, “NEUROPEDAGOGY AND BRAIN
COMPATIBLE LEARNING - IDEAS FOR EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY”. Within this journal it speaks about the discoveries in neuroscience and continued expansions
in cognitive psychology have founded new ways of thinking about the brain, the
human neurological structure and the observations and sensations that
contribute to learning. With
these findings they have supported teachers and parents to expose young
children to a diversity of learning experiences. Some of these findings provided
activities such as blocks and beads to handle and observe how to talk to the
child, and playing peek-a-boo. Educators may find the most useful
information in research that focuses less on the physical and biochemical
structure of the brain and more on the mind.
According to the journal it states, “Neuroscientific approach to learning offers a basic theoretical frame
both for theories of human learning as well as for educational practice.
Neuroscientific study of learning focuses mostly on the structure and processes
of brain operations which include higher and lower cognitive functions and
processes. As far as methodology of teaching is concerned, extreme importance
is put on neuroscientific understanding of higher cognitive functions of the
brain, such as perception, integration and processing of information, memory,
learning, language, thinking, planning and decision-making process. Moreover,
neuroscientific research also deals with consciousness, emotions, skills, and
intelligence. Not all discoveries made by neurological sciences must lead to
innovations in methodological approaches, yet they may provide a solid
theoretical frame for pedagogical strategies and their application in
pedagogical practice” (Mácajová, M.
(2013).
The second resource is another journal entitled, “Capacity Limits of
Information Processing in the Brain”. In this journal it provides valuable
information about the capacity and better understanding of visual perception,
short term memory, and how information process when it comes to actions and
making a decision. The journal states,
“The
research on the neural basis of the capacity limits of information processing
in the human brain is still in its infancy. We are just beginning to understand
the brain regions involved in limiting our abilities to consciously perceive,
to hold in mind, and to act upon the visual world. Yet, it may seem that this
research is already painting a picture of our brain that is rather gloom-and-doom;
our nervous system has failed to keep up with the rigors of our technology and
society…Furthermore, our brain is nevertheless well endowed to allowing us to
perceive, feel, and act in our day-to-day life. It is when the brain is pushed
to its limits, as in the laboratory when submitted to cleverly designed tasks,
that we can see it break down” (René Marois. (2005).
Both of these journals provide valuable
information about the use of the brain and learning and how information is
process through theories and research.
