Learning by playing
Piotr Migdał (ICFO / Compass), http://migdal.wikidot.com
(a talk via Google Hangout)
tl;dr
Education should use child's curiosity, rather than inhibit it.
Games and playing seem to be natural ways of learning, and have great potential to be used.
Further reading & materials
- https://hackpad.com/Science-based-games-J0X4MSberlM (collaborative list of science-based games - feel free to edit!)
- Now you know - When should you teach children, and when should you let them explore? - The Economist (May 26th 2011)
"The researchers' conclusion was that, in the context of strange toys of unknown function, prior explanation does, indeed, inhibit exploration and discovery." - ‘StarCraft’ Gameplay Boosts Mental Flexibility, Says Study - The Wall Street Journal (Aug 25, 2013)
- Summerhill School (Wikipedia entry)
- Motivation: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation (Wikipedia entry)
- A. S. Neill, Summerhill: A radical approach to children rearing (especially the first chapter: "I. SUMMERHILL SCHOOL")
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