Curiosity in Learning and Development

Harvard HGSE

*Lottery-Based Enrollment* Why are human’s the only agents in the known universe that wonder “why”, and where does this epistemic curiosity come from? Parents, educators, and policy makers agree that we want to raise a generation of learners who are curious and creative thinkers. Our psychological theories suggest that curiosity is a critical component of learning. But to foster it, we must understand how it functions in the developing mind.In this course, students will learn about the…