Assignment 2: Evaluating and
Identifying Online Resources
This week our
assignment was to use a search engine and the Walden Library databases, to
locate two resources on the topics: the brain and learning, information
processing theory, and problem-solving methods during the learning process. We
were then tasked to comment on the value of these resources.
My resources
for this assignment are as follows:
On the Walden
Library I retrieved an article from Human factors titled Using Noninvasive
Brain Stimulation to Accelerate Learning and Enhance Human Performance. The
authors of this article were Raja Parasuraman, from George Mason University and
Richard A. McKinley, from the Air Force Research Laboratory. The objective of
the article was evaluate the effectiveness of noninvasive brain stimulation, in
particular, transcranial direct current stimulation, for accelerating learning
and enhancing human performance on complex tasks (August, 2014).
The value of
this article was the finding from their test. The outcome found relatively low
discriminative resolution from all learning styles test applied, but electrical
brain activity phenomenology associated with test could possibly be a promising
research field to follow (August, 2014).
The second
resource I found was from the internet by Gregory Schraw and Matthew McCrudden
on Information Processing Theory. Their article was extremely helpful to me
this week in explaining information processing theory in layman’s terms I could
fully understand.
From Schraw and
McCruddens article I learned it is essential for students to become automated
at basic skills such as letter and word decoding, number recognition, and
simple procedural skills to help in information processing (2013).
Finally, the
last article I found came from the internet also. This research article was
written by Felisa M. Cordova, Hernan Diaz M., Fernado Cifuentes, Lucio Canete,
Fredi Palmninos. The title of the article was Identifying problem solving
strategies for learning styles in engineering students subject to intelligence
test and EEG monitoring. By using several test methods like Kolb, VAK or
Hermann dominance they report out their research findings on learning styles
used by the first year engineering students (ScienceDirect, 2015). The results
from their research found there was relatively low discriminative resolution
from all learning styles (2015).
Stated in the
opening of this blog we were tasked with commenting on the value of these
resources. When researching for academia I have found that you need to be
especially careful as to where you are gathering your information and citing
your sources from. Online sites like Wikipedia may be great starting points to
give you ideas on the path of research you would like to follow; the content provided
on Wikipedia is not always factual. Many individuals can add to Wikipedia and
the additional information they provide may not be based on facts.
The three
resources I found this week are backed by creditable sources. All writers were
able to back up there research or writings with creditable references found in
their reference section of their papers.
When it comes
to finding creditable references for your academic work from the internet “researcher
be aware”. Do not take everything you read at face value. Continue to research
and question what you read.
References
Parasuraman,
R., & McKinley, R. A. (2014). Using noninvasive brain stimulation to
accelerate learning and enhance human performance. Human Factors, 56(5), 816-824.
Schraw, G.,
& McCrudden, M. (2013). Information Processing Theory. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/information-processing-theory/
Cordova, F.,
Hernan Diaz, M., Cifuentes, F., Canete, L., & Palominos, F. (2015).
Identifying problem solving strategies for learning styles in engineering
students subjected to intelligence test and EEG monitoring. Procedia Computer
Science, 55 (2015), 18-27. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050915014787
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