14 Questions
What did the author tweet about the journal 'Computers & Education'?
Expressing disbelief in the publication of learning styles
What is the purpose of the open letter addressed to academic colleagues and researchers?
To request contributions for an Invited Comment on learning styles
In which journal did the author publish an article entitled 'Do learners really know best. Urban legends in education'?
Educational Psychologist
What is the main topic of the article 'Do learners really know best. Urban legends in education'?
Common misconceptions in teaching and education
What prompted the editors of 'Computers & Education' to approach the author?
A request for a detailed scrutiny of learning styles
What is the main criticism of learning styles in the given text?
There is no scientific evidence to support the existence of optimal learning styles for individuals.
What is one of the fundamental difficulties in aligning instruction to learning styles, according to the text?
Learners cannot be clustered into specific and distinct groups based on learning styles.
According to the text, what is the assumption behind using learning styles in instruction?
Teachers should align instruction with learners' self-reported learning styles.
What does the text suggest about the classification of learners into specific learning styles?
It is based on types and fails to consider gradual differences between individuals.
What does the text say about the assumption underlying the use of learning styles?
It has a certain degree of face validity and sounds intuitively appealing.
What does the text suggest about the assumption that teachers should align instruction with learners' determined learning style?
It overlooks the fundamental difficulties in diagnosing learning styles and aligning instruction to these styles.
What does the text say about how people can be clustered based on different dimensions?
People cannot simply be clustered into specific and distinct groups as shown in several studies, as most differences are gradual.
What does the text suggest about the use of learning styles inventories?
They fail to capture the nuances in learners' actual learning style.
Read a combined invited comment to a journal and an open letter discussing urban legends in education, based on the article 'Do learners really know best. Urban legends in education' published in Educational Psychologist in 2013.
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