APS
30th APS Annual Convention
A Developmental Perspective on Active Learning: Mechanisms and Contributing Factors
Is active learning beneficial as compared to more passive forms of instruction, and is it effective? How do we decide what to learn, and select whom to learn from? This symposium sheds new light on the mechanisms and factors contributing to the efficiency of active learning, from a developmental perspective.
Chairs & Discussants
- Simona GhettiChair
University of California, Davis - Todd GureckisDiscussant
New York University
Presentations
- Enhanced Memory As a Common Effect of “Active Learning”Douglas Markant
- Ecological Learning: How Children Adapt Their Active Learning Strategies to Achieve Efficiency. Azzurra Ruggeri
- States of Curiosity Modulate Learning in Childhood and AdolescenceYana Fandakova
- How You Know What You Know Matters: Young Children Selectively Seek Help from Active LearnersSophie Bridgers
