I located two online journals that provide great discussions on information processing theory and the brain and learning. The first journal reviews findings from neuroscience and cognitive science and the mechanisms of human learning. The journal, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School by Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R., provides three main points: (1) Learning changes the physical structure of the brain, (2) How learning organizes and reorganizes the brain, and (3) how different parts of the brain may be ready to learn at different times. It begins by breaking down the basics of the brain and what takes place during the development process. The authors further discuss how experiences and environments shape our brain development. The article closes out with an in-depth look at the role of instruction in brain development. The second journal, “Webs of Skill: How Students Learn” by Fischer K. W. and Rose, L. T., explores and identifies the complex and variable ways that students learn and develop. It discusses the idea that with a deeper understanding of how students learn educators can provide differentiated levels of instruction. One valuable point the article made was that educators recognizing the primary goal should be to improve the functional-level performance of students so they can produce the skill on their own.
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