Evaluating and Identifying Online Resources

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.

References

Mácajová, M. (2013). NEUROPEDAGOGY AND BRAIN COMPATIBLE LEARNING - IDEAS FOR EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY.Technologia Vzdelavania, 21(3), 1-9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1365792071?accountid=14872

René Marois. (2005). Capacity limits of information processing in the brain. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 85(1), 30-33. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/235187017?accountid=14872