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Constructivism vs Direct InstructionJanuary 10, 2021
Don’t get too comfortable: Story of Balearic Islands cave goatDecember 23, 2020
Elon Musk himself as an artifactDecember 21, 2020
Goodhart’s Law & Metric FixationDecember 4, 2020
Twitter thread about application of Neuroscience in educationNovember 28, 2020
Cognitive Entrenchment, Expertise, & FlexibilityNovember 16, 2020
Difference between Ecological Psychology and Ecological rationalityNovember 9, 2020
2 perspectives to approach failures and mistakesNovember 3, 2020
From blog Gsstudy.com to blog Johnywrites.comOctober 31, 2020
Delusional Optimism and EntrepreneursOctober 29, 2020

Constructivism vs Direct Instruction

This is a review post on the article “Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching BY Paul A. Kirschner , John Sweller & Richard E. Clark Following are 6 major points of contention I would like to make as part of … Continue reading Constructivism vs Direct Instruction

by kiran Johny January 10, 2021February 19, 2021

Don’t get too comfortable: Story of Balearic Islands cave goat

Balearic Islands cave goat had no predators for many generations of their evolution that their eyes moved from the side of their heads to forward-facing. The species had gone extinct when new stressors showed up (predators, humans, and others). I was thinking recently about the social and business versions of this goat. Companies like Kodak, … Continue reading Don’t get too comfortable: Story of Balearic Islands cave goat

by kiran Johny December 23, 2020January 24, 2021

Elon Musk himself as an artifact

Saras Saraswathi is known for her Effectuation theory of Entrepreneurship. In this clip, she discusses the conceptual interface between Artifact and Entrepreneurs.

by kiran Johny December 21, 2020January 24, 2021

Goodhart’s Law & Metric Fixation

Following are 2 similar concepts which maybe useful for understanding rigid nature of measurement and evaluative cultures in organizations. Goodhart’s Law suggest that, when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” I.e., when we set one specific goal, people will tend to optimize for that objective regardless of the consequences. … Continue reading Goodhart’s Law & Metric Fixation

by kiran Johny December 4, 2020January 12, 2021

Twitter thread about application of Neuroscience in education

Following is a list of Twitter threads on the application of Neuroscience in Pedagogy and education. I will be updating it periodically.

by kiran Johny November 28, 2020January 24, 2021

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