{"id":838,"date":"2008-02-20T00:05:58","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T04:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/archives\/838"},"modified":"2008-02-18T14:55:43","modified_gmt":"2008-02-18T18:55:43","slug":"big-words-adults-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/archives\/838","title":{"rendered":"Big Words, Adults, and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is from the book <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourbook.com\/BookInfo\/IP13683-04.asp\">Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning<\/a><\/i>  by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction:<\/strong> The longest word in the English language is antidiestablishmentarianism.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img src='http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/mythscover.gif' alt='mythscover.gif' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact:<\/strong> That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what I used to think too. But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve just learned that the longest recorded word in the English language begins methianylglutaminyl and finishes 1,913 letters later as alynalalanylthreonilar-ginylserase. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what it is, but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get it on your clothing, it will probably never come out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction:<\/strong> The capacity to learn in adults declines early in midlife. This is why learning gets harder as we grow older.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact:<\/strong> A person\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capacity to learn, if measured by ability, does not decline until around age 75\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand for some, perhaps not even till after that. Diminished learning in aging is associated more with physiological limitations than actual capacity. And most of the physiological limitations most adults encounter can be easily compensated for: eyeglasses, increase lighting, hearing aids, increased learning time. <\/p>\n<p>While it may take longer for middle-aged adults to learn, if given the time, their capacity for learning remains at the same level as when they were in their 20s and 30s. In addition, as adults grow older, there is a trade off in types of intelligences: as fluid intelligence declines in age (associated with memory span, spatial perception, adaptation to new situations associated with innate abilities), crystallized intelligence increases (associated with education, experience, judgment, personal values, things not dependent on physical, natural abilities). Crystallized intelligence remains stable up to about age 60\u00e2\u20ac\u201dlonger if the individual is engaged in continual learning and remains intellectually active. <\/p>\n<p><img src='http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/galindobanner5.jpg' alt='galindobanner5.jpg' \/><\/p>\n<p>You can order a copy of the book <i>Myth: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning<\/i> by Israel Galindo (ISBN 0-9715765-4-8) directly from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galindoconsultants.com\">Educational Consultants. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? 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