Scientific American Podcast - Ability to Learn Is Affected by the Timing of Sleep
Alerta, mestres! Ni jornada partida ni jornada continuada al matí. Si és per afavorir l’aprenentatge caldrà fer les classes al vespre.
[…] Here is the most interesting finding: In the 24-hour retest—where all subjects had a full night of sleep—those participants who went to bed shortly after learning the words did much better than those who went through an entire day before sleeping […]
We hear than informal learning is inefficient - but a lot rides on what you mean by efficient. If you mean simply “learn quickly”, then, in my opinion, formal learning is always more efficient. But if by “efficient” you mean “learn well” as well, and even if you mean “learn the right thing” then the balance begins to tip in favour of informal learning again.
Stephen Downes: Informal learning is horribly inefficient
