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 ...

HAMBURG — Some people say they retain things best when they hear them. Others swear by reading, while some believe they only really grasp something if they can see it, or even touch it. And what about ...

With the end of the semester approaching, here is everything you need to know about the different types of learning and how ...

In recent years, numerous studies have found no concrete evidence to support the notion that matching classroom teaching methods to a student's so-called "learning style" significantly improves ...

“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 ...

Virginia Clinton-Lisell receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education and Hewlett Foundation. Students do better when lessons are tailored to individual learning styles – but not so much that ...

In You Are Not a Kinesthetic Learner, the education scholar debunks the idea that everyone has an optimal “learning style.” What led you to this subject? I once had a student who wrote lesson plans ...

Have you ever felt like you retain information better when it's presented in a particular way? Some people learn best by hearing new information, for example, while others get more benefit from seeing ...

The recent Harvard report on grading practices has drawn a lot of attention from colleges and universities across the country, particularly for its claim that grade inflation remains a critical ...