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• Misrepresentation, myths and misleading ideas

  By JS Atherton - The world of teaching and learning is rife with received wisdom, including the potency of learning styles (which deserves a page to itself), and plenty of other unproven but fashionable ideas.See "What works..." on the teaching site It is not so much that they are "wrong", but: * the evidence base and/or research methodology may be flaky, and/or * they may have been misinterpreted and generalised beyond their legitimate use, and/or * they originate from such tightly controlled laboratory settings as not to make sense in the real world. (Added: 27-Jan-2010 Hits: 164 )

• People Only Use 20% Of Their Brains: Malarkey

  By Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education - Another widely held misconception is that people use only 20 percent of their brains—with different percentage figures in different incarnations—and should be able to use more of it. This belief appears to have arisen from the early neuroscience finding that much of the cerebral cortex consists of “silent areas” that are not activated by sensory or motor activity. However, it is now known that these silent areas mediate higher cognitive functions that are not directly coupled to sensory or motor activity. (Added: 27-Dec-2009 Hits: 58 )

• Tackling workplace stereotypes (Generational stereotypes)

  By na - When it comes to the workplace, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y populations may be more similar than previously thought, according to a Conference Board of Canada study released Monday. (Added: 2-Dec-2009 Hits: 117 )

• Brain Hemispheres: Fiction and Fact

  By Shawn Aeria - IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT THE BRAIN is divided into two distinct hemispheres and that each side has separate cognitive and imaginative tasks. This has led to many misconceptions about how the brain works. This article will try to clarify a few points about the hemispheres and misconceptions about them. (Added: 13-Jul-2007 Hits: 259 )

• Retail Training Myths

  By na - A number of myths about training in the retail sector are addressed here. Find out why the excuses companies make to avoid training sales associates are mostly false. (Added: 9-Jul-2007 Hits: 210 )

• Do Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learners Need Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Instruction?

  By AFT - A cognitive science explanation debunking the myth that instructional methods need to be modified depending on prefered learning style of the learner (Added: 2-Jul-2007 Hits: 402 )

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