Tag: Sweller

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUQRG2tlxYw Following are 6 major points of contention I would like to make as part … Continue reading Constructivism vs Direct Instruction

Tweet: Desirable difficulties under working memory stress.

"Desirable difficulties" (bjork) suggests that introducing difficulties in learning will benefit longterm #learning. The empirical literature indicates that desirable difficulty effects may not work in conditions where working #memory is already stressed.https://t.co/iXNSNW21Pz pic.twitter.com/evUgEqKzFj— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) November 6, 2018 "Desirable difficulties" (bjork) suggests that introducing difficulties in learning will benefit long term #learning. The empirical literature … Continue reading Tweet: Desirable difficulties under working memory stress.