Metadata
- Authors: Neil C C Brown Felienne F J Hermans Lauren E Margulieux
- Full Title:: 10 Things Software Developers Should Learn About Learning
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://m-cacm.acm.org/magazines/2024/1/278891-10-things-software-developers-should-learn-about-learning/fulltext
- Finished date:: 2023-12-29
Highlights
A 2020 review found that 89% of people believe that learners’ preferred styles should dictate instruction, though researchers have known for several decades that this is inaccurate.28 While learners have preferred styles, effective instruction matches the content, not learning styles (View Highlight)
Human memory seems to have a “read-and-update” operation, wherein fetching a memory can both strengthen and modify it—a process known as reconsolidation (View Highlight)
New highlights added 2023-12-30
To structure a day of learning, learners should limit learning bouts to 90 minutes or less.21 The neuro-chemical balance in the brain makes concentration difficult after this point (View Highlight)
After each learning bout, take at least 20 minutes to rest (View Highlight)
Within a learning bout, there are a couple of strategies to maximize efficiency. First, randomize the order of the type of problem being solved so that different concepts are being activated in long-term memory.5 Be forewarned, though, that randomizing the order improves learning outcomes but requires more effort.6 (View Highlight)
inability to transfer problem-solving skills is why “brain training” is ineffective for developing general intelligence (View Highlight)
Sometimes, however, knowledge becomes so automated that it is difficult for experts to verbalize it (View Highlight)
A more knowledgeable (but still relatively novice) peer is a highly valuable resource to bridge the gap between beginners and experts (View Highlight)