The COVID-19 pandemic created an educational environment that had never been seen before. Many students –– and instructors –– were abruptly forced to transition from traditional classroom learning to ...
Imagine that a struggling college freshman confides in you that they are having difficulty learning the material in one of their classes. When you ask what specific problems they are having, the ...
Since 2010, academic and mainstream articles have been multiplying in the United States to denounce what some call the "sham" or "fallacy" of learning styles. Not that this concept does not cover ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Emerging entrepreneurs know there will be many roadblocks, speed bumps and learning curbs on the winding road to startup success. Each ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The notion of "learning styles"-- that ...
Imagine you’re in a meeting, pitching a killer idea you’ve been working on, but it’s like tossing a sparkler into a pool: it fizzles out; no fireworks. The issue isn’t merely a matter of your idea, ...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the type of learner who needs to see information laid out visually to understand how it fits together. It’s how I best retain information. I guess I’m just one ...
The VAK learning styles myth rests on three problematic assumptions (e.g., Kirschner, 2016), each having research to refute them. Assumption 1: The learner has a dominant sensory modality. This ...