Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

The evolving landscape of higher education has prompted extensive examination into the diverse learning styles and preferences exhibited by students. Recognising that learners process and retain ...

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 ...

Almost all teachers believe persistent myths about learning, a new survey finds. More than three-fourths of teachers think that people are either right-brained (creative) or left-brained (analytical), ...

“I once had a student who hated math, but he loved football, so we did daily problems around Auburn University football,” says Suzanne H. Collins, who teaches second grade at Rocky Ridge Elementary, a ...

A: The professor is not teaching to your learning style, so I would recommend that you seek out a professor who would teach with more hands-on activities in order to ensure success. B: The problem you ...

What if research debunks your own findings as a classroom teacher? Do you cease to use the strategies that you’ve come to know and trust? According to an article on Psychcentral.com, learning Styles ...

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 ...