Chalk & Talk

Ep 16. Applying cognitive science to education with Daniel Willingham

Olivier Chabot's AI podcast notes
AI-generated based on their snips

1. Honoring students' learning styles does not improve their performance on tests, as there is little evidence to support this claim.
2. Understanding something is a multi-step process that involves following along, explaining it to someone else, and spotting new examples of the understanding.
3. Reading solutions to problems is ineffective for learning as students falsely believe they have learned how to solve them.
4. Math abilities have a genetic component, but most people can learn math up to calculus.
5. Taking notes improves memory and serves as a memory prompt, enhancing understanding of the lecture.
6. Having a school-wide policy on device usage is encouraged as it is unrealistic to expect students to self-regulate.
7. Music can both distract and energize, but it mostly interferes with tasks rather than helps.

Highlights created by Olivier Chabot

The Lack of Support for Learning Style Theories and Tests

07:33 • 19sec

The Steps of Understanding: follow along. Explain. Recognize and transfer with abstraction

19:02 • 19sec

Only provide final answers to homework problems. Cover difficult examples in class.

23:06 • 49sec

95% ish of people can master k-12 math. You're not not a math person.

32:41 • 56sec

"Should I Post Class Notes?" Best of both worlds?

38:12 • 1min

The unrealistic expectation of student self-regulation and the negative impact of devices on learning and mental health

41:57 • 2min

The Dual Effects of Music: Distraction and Energization. Net negative for most.

45:48 • 44sec