Chances are you’ve heard someone say recently: “We only use 10 percent of our brains.” Or, “she’s so creative! She must be right-brained.” As it turns out, those are what cognitive scientists call ...

Why teachers love a concept research has yet to embrace. The concept of learning styles is an interesting educational phenomenon. That differences between students influence how they learn is ...

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 ...

A new review by Swansea University reveals there is widespread belief, around the world, in a teaching method that is not only ineffective but may actually be harmful to learners. For decades ...

Daniel D. Pratt presents five perspectives on teaching gathered from several years of research across five different countries. These perspectives are presented in both theoretical and practical forms ...

A new study reveals while most higher education faculty believe Learning Styles is an important approach for teaching, they don't actually use the pedagogical tool because it is fundamentally flawed.

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 ...

Personalised learning is an educational approach aiming to customise learning for students. Picture a classroom that approaches students according to their needs, skills and interest strengthening ...

You have probably heard of them - you fill in a questionnaire to be told that you a 'visual learner' or an 'auditory learner,' a 'reflector' or a 'pragmatist,' a 'diverger' or a 'converger'? But ...