Great stories can increase the persuasiveness of weak facts, but also… decrease the persuasiveness of strong facts

Just google storytelling and you’ll find a lot of links stressing the importance of a good story in a presentation. Most TED-talks will have one or two great stories. But what is the effect of those stories on the persuasiveness of facts? A new study shows something very interesting. Oh, I omitted that funny story… Read More Great stories can increase the persuasiveness of weak facts, but also… decrease the persuasiveness of strong facts

August 19, 2019 PedroLeave a comment

Again and more: Belief in Learning Styles Myth May Be Detrimental

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

May 30, 2019 Pedro1 Comment

While writing our new book…

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…

March 3, 2019 Pedro1 Comment

Casper Hulshof talking about “Voodoo, rats and… growth mindset”

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:

January 22, 2019 PedroLeave a comment

A lecture by and a conversation with Steven Pinker: why we should be happier with the world today

December 5, 2018 PedroLeave a comment

Going viral… in academia? Prestige rules most of the time

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

November 7, 2018 Pedro1 Comment

A dissection of Howard Gardner’s Frames

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

November 5, 2018 Pedro2 Comments

From experience to meaning…

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