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Learning-Styles Theory Questioned By Researchers
Huffington Post: For years, the conventional wisdom has been that everyone has a different dominant way of learning. Some are visual learners who prefer studying pictures or graphics. Some say they are auditory learners, absorbing
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Teaching Scientific Methodology
Although we construct and justify scientific knowledge on the basis of experimental evidence, the way we do this is much more interesting, and much more problematic, than science textbooks suggest. The suggestion of these textbooks
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Teaching the Millennials
They were born the day before yesterday, or so it may seem. Millennials have no memory of a world without the World Wide Web, cell phones, or personal computers. They are an Internet-surfing, iPoding, texting
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How Should Students Study? Tips, Advice, and Pitfalls
It has happened to all of us in some form or another. A student comes to our office (or emails, calls, or texts) and says “I studied so hard for your exam and I still
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Teaching Psychology Through Film, Video
You’ve been working your fingers to the bone all semester and it is time for a break. So, you come up with the great idea to show a film. One of your colleagues has recommended
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Offering a Careers Course in Psychology Opportunities and Challenges
How many times has a student said to you… o I just declared Psychology as my major. What can I do with it? o How do I get into grad school? o Is a school
