We have discussed before the holistic aspects of “real” learning…and this touches on that thought…why does the student fail to get the correct answer? Well, maybe they aren’t paying full attention for some reason…maybe they are preoccupied with a emotional problem, or physically not comfortable, or alert, for a number of possible reasons… which have to be addressed somehow, or learning isn’t going to occur.
“Real Learning” involves the whole being if it’s to be effective and incorporated into what we are going forward. Our memory is a tricky little bugger, for example…in one ear, and out of short term memory in 20 seconds….
From EdSurge recent newsletter 106
FACE VALUE: Adaptive learning was certainly one of those hackneyed buzzwords of 2012. On one hand, it can instantaneously evaluate responses and tailor exercises to a student’s unique strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, there’s little in all that computing power that can identify non-cognitive reasons why a student fails to get the correct answer. But its future might be quite different, according to Eric Horowitz, who shares the latest research on intelligent tutoring systems that use facial recognition to determine a student’s emotional state.