Research reveals strategies for staying motivated in the face of challenges: Emmanuel Manalo, a professor of educational psychology at Kyoto University in Japan and Manu Kapur, a professor of learning sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute…
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Schulblatt des Kantons Zürich 2/2019 -
PORTRAIT ÜBER PROF. MANU KAPUR IN DER RUBRIK «PERSÖNLICH» -
«Wenn scheitern Schüler weiterbringt» (in German only) -
Schulblatt des Kantons Zürich
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WHY WE FAIL TO GROW. In the wisdom of generations, what you want to learn – your ambition – must exceed your current abilities, your talent.
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WHY WE FAIL TO SEE.
The implication for teaching is clear. Here the primary task is not conveying knowledge but preparing the novice to see what you want them to see. Showing what you want them to see in an engaging and clear way is important…
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WHY WE FAIL TO TRANSFER.
Although students learn substantial amounts of formal knowledge in their subject area, they find it difficult or are often unable to apply this knowledge in real-life situations. Why does this happen?
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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FAILURE.
Good things happen on the other side of failure. It is failure that creates what I call the 4A conditions for deep learning: Activation, Awareness, Affect, and Assembly. When designed well, failure activates the…
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I am very skeptical about what the Pisa studies measure.
The focus should be on training people to be critically thinking, inventive, mentally highly flexible and socially competent, while giving them the basic knowledge and skills of course.
NZZ…
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Article in Scientific American | April 2019
Portrait of Prof. Manu Kapur in «Schulblatt des Kantons Zürich», 2/2019
Interview with Prof. Manu Kapur in Times Higher Education
Column of Prof. Manu Kapur in GLOBE 4/2018 of ETH Zurich
Article in Psychoscope 5/2018
Column of Prof. Manu Kapur in GLOBE 3/2018 of ETH Zurich
Interview in Swiss newspaper «Tages-Anzeiger»
Column of Prof. Manu Kapur in GLOBE 2/2018 of ETH Zurich
Column of Prof. Manu Kapur in GLOBE 1/2018 of ETH Zurich
Interview in the Swiss newspaper «Neue Zürcher Zeitung»