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'Understanding' and Occam's razor

Jun 24, 2017 | Category: learning
At the beginning of the 20th century, physicists Hendrik Lorentz and Albert Einstein both concluded independently that measurements of light speed would be the same for all observers. But while both a...
#knowledge #evolution #Albert Einstein #Occam's razor #David Geary #Richard Laland #Hendrik Lorentz

A summary of my arguments about education

Apr 13, 2017 | Category: psychology
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. Oliver Goldsmith A tradition without intelligence is not worth having. T. S. Eliot Debating ideas in edu...
#memory #evolution #intelligence #Flynn effect

Assessment: evolution vs. design

Oct 13, 2015 | Category: research
Optimization hinders evolution.Alan J. Perlis  As we all know, the DfE decided to ditch National Curriculum levels from September 2014 without plans for a replacement. Some have reacted to this with...
#Dylan Wiliam #randomised trials #assessment #Matthew Syed #evolution #Tim Oates #Unilever

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