People learn and learning is fundamental to human beings. By specializing we become fully human. Largely, it takes place in our brain, the primary organ for learning. By bringing together brain and cognitive science with education, huge leapfrogs have been made in the past decade.
Education has proved to be one of the most significant and valuable ways of improving people´s lives. Schooling and training not only promote learning but also stimulate economic growth, achieve better health of infants and mothers, reduce birth rates and population growth.
Brain science is a young field and new tools for assessing learning and on learning styles are coming into practice. Brain-based educators favor a constructivist, active learning model.
The next years will see a closely linked working relationship between educators and brain scientists, giving us valuable insights into how people learn and how we should teach them. GPSinnovation is actively working in this direction.
Angela Behrendt is a consultant, researcher, professor and advocate for creativity and innovation.