In her recent article “The Bunk of Debunking Learning Styles,” Heather Wolpert-Gawron makes a plea for common sense in the face of research findings that contradict her direct observations of learning ...

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 ...

In any business training session, some people will quickly pick up the information being presented while others will struggle. Rather than just accepting that some of your employees can't learn what ...

'This idea has long been debunked by studies dating back to the 1970s. Yet, the myth lives on.' Are you a visual learner? Do you learn faster by listening to lectures? Are you able to grasp the lesson ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Individuals take in and process information in a variety of ways, according to Terrence Maltbia, associate professor of organization and leadership at Columbia University. When it comes to employee ...