It was one of my sisters, Eva-Ann, who sent me this press release and paper with the message: I’ve heard this one before… She did. But it’s always worth mentioning again and the study does go further than what we already know as lead researcher Shaylene Nancekivell and her colleagues looked more in depth to… Read More Again and more: Belief in Learning Styles Myth May Be Detrimental
I’ve waited some time to write this post, hopefully long enough so people won’t be recognized or even worse recognize themselves. Last week our new book about myths about learning and education was released in Dutch. During the writing process I met some people that showed me why we need to keep up with what… Read More While writing our new book…
I don’t think it’s a secret anymore, but Paul, Casper and myself have been working on a new Myth book. The Dutch version due to be published in February, meanwhile we are working on the English version to be published later this year. Casper did this talk on one of the chapters at ResearchED Netherlands:
This study actually answers a question that I’ve had for quite a while: how come some ideas move through academia even if they’re not that good, while great insights sometimes seem to take ages to get around. This new study from Allison Morgan and her colleagues suggests something that is both close related to epidemiology and… Read More Going viral… in academia? Prestige rules most of the time
This Twitter-rant is too good not to share here (H/T Tim van der Zee): This whole paragraph (Gardner, 2011, p. xix) is a train wreck of scientific logic. Basically, Gardner says because he doesn't want to be a psychometrician, he doesn't have to gather data to multiple intelligences… and the theory isn't testable anyway.#psychology pic.twitter.com/WidBCBcqqb… Read More A dissection of Howard Gardner’s Frames
As professional myth busters, Paul, Casper and myself are always interested in how to beat them. This new study confirms and at the same time nuances a previous insight: those on the fence about an idea can be swayed after hearing facts related to the misinformation. Do note that as often is the case: this study… Read More More research on how to dispel myths: redirect
