Creating a New Vision of Learning for Able, Gifted and Talented Pupils: What Issues Should Lie at the Base of Educational Decisions?

Any discussion about the nature of learning in the future risks indulging in a false optimism -- seeking to describe Shangri-la. This is not the purpose of this discussion; rather it is to try to identify current knowledge & trends & extrapolate from them what our emerging understanding of e...

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Published in:Gifted education international 2005-01, Vol.20 (2), p.114-122
Main Author: West-Burnham, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Education
Gifted students
Learning
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Summary:Any discussion about the nature of learning in the future risks indulging in a false optimism -- seeking to describe Shangri-la. This is not the purpose of this discussion; rather it is to try to identify current knowledge & trends & extrapolate from them what our emerging understanding of education might lead to. We create the future, the decisions that we take now will determine the nature of schooling, educating & learning in the future. The historically dominant paradigm of learning as the product of teaching is being replaced by a recognition that teaching is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for learning. We will focus on three areas where our understanding of the learning process is developing rapidly: the scientific basis of learning; learning as a social relationship; intelligence & learning. 2 Figures, 9 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0261-4294