Tuesday, October 12, 2010
An Informal Study about graduate students
What this study means for education in the US and globally??? For one, we may need to focus on more math and science concepts, not just on the business side of learning. I failed miserably to the questions of what causes seasonal temperature changes and different phases of the moon. Not only did I not know the answer...I didn't even know where to begin in explaining. This is a basic science concept, and every child in the US should be able to answer. But as the study concluded, we even as graduate students didn't know the answer. We have preconceived ideas of what the answer is, and we build from this as we get older. The study said we each have "private theories" for things...very true. You believe you are right on something, it can be difficult to change that way of thinking without proving (smelling, touching, seeing) it is wrong. Our new media era will help in disproving our private theory on some things, by enabling us to become involved and becoming a "part" of the education practice. We will be able to educate ourselves and our youth by more than just reading a line of text, but by actual experience that may not have otherwise been possible.
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So how would new media help give people a better understanding of things that they had incorrect ideas about to start with? What will it take?
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