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 ...

Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. During the summer break, most parents and students in Canada are likely thinking little about the ...

At one time or another, we’ve all heard “experts” assert that children have different learning styles. Some children, for instance, may be visual learners, while others best absorb information by ...

This article explores ways that application of David Kolb's learning style model can improve the quality of field education. It first explains Kolb's theories concerning preferred learning styles, the ...

The idea that some kids pick up information better when it's presented visually, and others physically or by listening, is a myth that could rob children of opportunities to learn and a waste of ...

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 ...

A prevalent argument in the education research community is that learning styles hugely influence how well students will do in school. The learning styles theory argues that individuals learn best in ...

A couple of years ago, the science writer Ulrich Boser wondered: Do educators still believe in learning styles? The idea that some students are auditory learners, while others flourish by having ...

If, at birth, every child arrived with an operating manual, parenting would be simple. The chapter on fuel consumption would tell which foods to provide and which to avoid. It would state which ...

Once the various training needs of the people in the organisation have been identified, we need to draw up a training plan that will enable us to plan the timing and cost of the various training ...