The Power of Mindful Learning
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The Power of Mindful Learning is a psychology book that explores how cultivating mindfulness in educational settings can enhance learning, creativity, and flexibility while challenging traditional notions of rote instruction.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Power of Mindful Learning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9631801 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Power of Mindful Learning Context triple: [Ellen Langer, notableWork, The Power of Mindful Learning]
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A.
The Psychology of Learning
The Psychology of Learning is a foundational work in educational and experimental psychology that systematically explores how organisms acquire and modify behavior through experience, helping to establish modern learning theory.
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B.
Making Minds Matter
Making Minds Matter is the official motto of Erasmus University Rotterdam, emphasizing its focus on impactful education and research.
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C.
Five Minds for the Future
Five Minds for the Future is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that outlines five essential cognitive approaches—disciplined, synthesizing, creating, respectful, and ethical minds—needed to thrive in the 21st century.
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D.
Independence of Learning
Independence of Learning is the guiding educational philosophy of Waseda University, emphasizing self-directed study, intellectual autonomy, and the pursuit of knowledge free from external constraints.
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E.
Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom
"Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom" is an educational psychology book that offers practical, Adlerian-based strategies for teachers to manage student behavior and create a positive classroom environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Power of Mindful Learning Target entity description: The Power of Mindful Learning is a psychology book that explores how cultivating mindfulness in educational settings can enhance learning, creativity, and flexibility while challenging traditional notions of rote instruction.
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A.
The Psychology of Learning
The Psychology of Learning is a foundational work in educational and experimental psychology that systematically explores how organisms acquire and modify behavior through experience, helping to establish modern learning theory.
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B.
Making Minds Matter
Making Minds Matter is the official motto of Erasmus University Rotterdam, emphasizing its focus on impactful education and research.
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C.
Five Minds for the Future
Five Minds for the Future is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that outlines five essential cognitive approaches—disciplined, synthesizing, creating, respectful, and ethical minds—needed to thrive in the 21st century.
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D.
Independence of Learning
Independence of Learning is the guiding educational philosophy of Waseda University, emphasizing self-directed study, intellectual autonomy, and the pursuit of knowledge free from external constraints.
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E.
Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom
"Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom" is an educational psychology book that offers practical, Adlerian-based strategies for teachers to manage student behavior and create a positive classroom environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ |
| argues |
context-dependent understanding is superior to rote memorization
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mindfulness increases cognitive flexibility ⓘ rigid adherence to rules can inhibit creativity ⓘ |
| author | Ellen J. Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
active engagement with material
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awareness of multiple perspectives ⓘ questioning absolute rules in learning contexts ⓘ |
| explores |
how small shifts in perspective can change learning outcomes
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the costs of mindless repetition in classrooms ⓘ the role of uncertainty and novelty in learning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
challenging traditional notions of rote instruction
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cultivating mindfulness in educational settings ⓘ enhancing learning through mindful attention ⓘ |
| genre |
educational psychology
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popular psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
attention in learning
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constructivist learning approaches ⓘ motivation in education ⓘ teaching methods ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educators
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general readers interested in psychology ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cognitive flexibility
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creativity in learning ⓘ education ⓘ learning ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ rote learning ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the concept of mindfulness in education ⓘ |
| proposes | learning is improved when students are actively engaged and mindful ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Addison-Wesley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mindfulness ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Ellen J. Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Power of Mindful Learning Description of subject: The Power of Mindful Learning is a psychology book that explores how cultivating mindfulness in educational settings can enhance learning, creativity, and flexibility while challenging traditional notions of rote instruction.
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