What is Development and How Do We Measure It?
A Sky Meadow Institute Virtual Event Featuring Dr. Theo Dawson
Last week, Dr. Theo Dawson, founder of Lectica, Inc., joined Sky Meadow Institute for a virtual event in which she presented on 30 years of cutting-edge research into mental developmental and how to measure it.
"For the last 30 years, my colleagues and I have been searching for simple, scalable ways to optimize mental development for everyone, not to increase intelligence or developmental scores, but to give everyone the opportunity to build skills for learning the way our brains are designed to learn—with joy, satisfaction, and just the right amount of pain. Minds that develop in this way grow faster, better, and further, and people with minds like these are more hopeful, effective, adaptive, and resilient. In this talk, I'm going to share highlights of the research that eventually led us to three simple learning tools that are already being used around the world to support optimal mental development—and grow more minds that are ready for almost anything."
If you’re interested in hierarchical complexity and its measurement using the Lectical Assessment System (LAS) and the Computerized Lectical Assessment System (CLAS), this is a great place to start.