The ease of learning varies with age from infancy to old age, informing timing of formal education and interventions¶

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q2 i? Developmental psychology and neuroscience studies reveal that the ease of learning varies with age, from infancy to old age, raising questions about the right timing for formal education and interventions. → Duraiappah 2021

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Duraiappah 2021¶

Duraiappah, A., van Atteveldt, N., Asah, S., Borst, G., Bugden, S., Buil, J. M., Ergas, O., Fraser, S., Mercier, J., Restrepo Mesa, J. F., Mizala, A., Mochizuki, Y., Okano, K., Piech, C., Pugh, K., Ramaswamy, R., Singh, N. C. & Vickers, E. (2021). The International Science and Evidence-based Education Assessment. npj Science of Learning 6:7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00085-9

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A synthesis statement in the commentary's assessment question on when we learn, attributing the age-variation finding to cited developmental psychology and neuroscience studies. The commentary notes schooling conditions and cultural contexts cause great variation in what is taught when.

"Studies from developmental psychology and neuroscience have revealed how the ease of learning varies with age, from infancy to old age 16,17."

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