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Technology invigorates teaching, but is the pizzazz worth the price?
Scenes from the classroom of the future: Outfitted with a headset mike and radio mouse, Michael Atkinson, PhD, lectures and fields qustions while pacing a steel catwalk and bounding about an amphitheater much like the set of Donahue. view the full article |
Psychology professor Michael Atkinson steps out on the catwalk and delivers one of his techno-powered "SuperPsych" lessons. |
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Can infants count? Some researchers say yes
Parents cheer when their 2-and-a-half year old begins reciting a string of number words in some semblance of counting. But, do those first struggled proclamations of "one, two, three" indicate the child's understanding of numbers, or merely a parroting of words? view the full article |
Researchers debate whether infants have an innate understanding of numbers or merely a sensitivity to change. |