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Maropo, Lidia; de Carvalho, Raiana; Jorge, Ana – Global Studies of Childhood, 2021
This article looks at the social and cultural contexts of children's experiences of illness, through a particular focus on the context of the Global South and the role of the social media platform YouTube in children's culture. It takes a socio-constructivist approach to discuss the case of "CarecaTV" (BaldTV), a Brazilian YouTube…
Descriptors: Children, Cancer, Personal Narratives, Cultural Context
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Girija, C. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
The simulation of human mind often helps in the understanding of abstract concept by representing it in a realistic model and simplistic way so that a learner develops an understanding of the key concepts. Bian (1873) and James (1890) in their work suggested that thoughts and body activity result from interactions among neurons within the brain.…
Descriptors: Simulation, Human Body, Brain, Problem Solving
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Korthagen, Fred A. J. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Lave and Wenger have greatly influenced existing views of learning and teaching, but relatively little has been written about the implications for the understanding of teacher behavior and teacher learning, and for the pedagogy of teacher education. Based on their work, a three-level model of learning is used to analyze the friction between…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Brain, Epistemology, Teacher Education Programs
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers