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Video for assessment

Learning with e's

As I have previously argued, I believe summative assessment methods are only useful to mark an end to a specific period of learning, a gateway into the next stage of the learning journey (and I''m not convinced we should even be doing this in many cases).

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Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Koffka Gestalt theory 21.

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Words in mind

Learning with e's

This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Donald. Duck!

Learning with e's

Some loved his earthy, no-quarter given demolition of an host of established theories of learning. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is only popular, because triangles are easy to put into Powerpoint slides" he opined. Donald Clark's opening keynote for ALT-C 2010 essentially polarised his audience this morning. Another good question.

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