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Are ‘Learning Styles’ a Symptom of Education’s Ills?
The New York Times: Do you like to learn by seeing, hearing or doing? According to some education researchers, it may not matter. They say the idea of teaching according to students’ “preferred learning styles” —
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The Elastic Brain
Aeon: ve years ago, in a new city and in search of a new hobby, I decided to try playing a musical instrument for the first time. I had never learned to read music; in
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New Research in Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Anticipatory Control Through Associative Learning of Subliminal Relations: Invisible May Be Better Than Visible Ausaf A. Farooqui and Tom Manly In this study, the researchers examined whether
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How Children Learn To Read
The New Yorker: Why is it easy for some people to learn to read, and difficult for others? It’s a tough question with a long history. We know that it’s not just about raw intelligence
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Conformity Starts Young
Scientific American: Nobody likes a show-off. So someone with a singular skill will often hide that fact to fit in with a group. A recent study reported for the first time that this behavior begins
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Handwriting Isn’t Dead—Smart Pens and Styluses Are Saving It
The Wall Street Journal: Keyboards and touch screens may have turned our once-fine penmanship into a sloppy mess, but reports of the death of handwriting are premature. I can prove it: I wrote this entire