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What is the Science of Maths? Implications for Instruction
The purpose of this seminar is to offer a scientific ‘lens’ through which educators can critique the evidence for different teaching approaches in mathematics and numeracy. Principally, Dr Siobhan Merlo will discuss how working memory load can be managed effectively to expedite learning.
The following topics will be explored:
1) Understanding our cognitive hardware and how we learn
2) Optimal conditions for learning
3) Our cognitive software – Biologically Primary and Biologically Secondary Knowledge
4) Implications for instruction and the way information is presented