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Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

A facade of learning. The problem with rote and mechanistic learning

JAN 29, 202659 MIN
Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

A facade of learning. The problem with rote and mechanistic learning

JAN 29, 202659 MIN

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<p>We have all been, or see, the student pouring over flashcards of vocab terms, constantly reciting their times-tables. We sit in awe of the Jeopardy champion's ability to seemingly remember every little detail about the most arcane bit of trivia. See the piano student spending hours-upon-hours playing their etudes.</p><p>But what if I told you that none these actually lead to learning or are a signs of knowledge. Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>