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Learning sciences
Learning sciences (LS) is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of human learning and its processes in the real world. It explores how people learn, identifies what might be important for human learning, engages in the design and implementation of learning environments, and improves instructional methodologies. Drawing on cognitive psychology, neuroscience, education, computer science and sociology, LS researchers study the interactions among learners, social groups, technologies, and environments. Major contributing fields include cognitive science, educational psychology, affective science, computer science, neuroscience, anthropology, and linguistics. Over the past decade, LS researchers have expanded their focus to include informal learning environments, instructional methods, policy innovations, and the design of curricula.
Article summary
Learning sciences (LS) is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of human learning and its processes in the real world. It explores how people learn, identifies what might be important for human learning, engages in the design and implementation of learning environments, and improves instructional methodologies. Drawing on cognitive psychology, neuroscience, education, computer science and sociology, LS researchers study the interactions among learners, social groups, technologies, and environments. Major contributing fields include cognitive science, educational psychology, affective science, computer science, neuroscience, anthropology, and linguistics. Over the past decade, LS researchers have expanded their focus to include informal learning environments, instructional methods, policy innovations, and the design of curricula.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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