The concept that each of us has a primary method of learning or “learning style” dates back to the mid-20th century, but became popular in the 1970’s. Since then, many frameworks have emerged and become extremely prevalent in education.
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GUEST POST: How Do I Start to Think about Graduate School?!?
Applying for graduate school can be an intimidating experience for anyone, especially if you don’t know what to expect. As someone who recently went through the process (and was accepted into a clinical mental health counseling program!), I am excited to share …
GUEST POST: Collaborative Inhibition
Things are going well for you as a college student. You like your classes, you’ve made new friends and, because you’re reading this blog, you realize you’re well-prepared for the workload of college. That is, until you find out you must do group work
GUEST POST: How Test Expectancy Promotes Learning
If you’re an educator, there’s no doubt your students have asked questions like, “Are we going to be tested on this?” and “Is the exam going to be essay or multiple-choice?” Why do students want these answers? One possibility is that students will use them to …
GUEST POST: Focus Tips for Students: How to Effectively Ignore Irrelevant Information
“I need to stop procrastinating and just focus” a sentence said by almost every student when under a time crunch studying for finals, writing a paper, or just doing math homework. The ability to “just focus,” is actually a lot harder…
GUEST POST: Four Steps To Success - Advice from a Student
As a senior about to graduate and enroll in a Masters program, I can confirm one thing with certainty: college is hard. You have a lot on your place, and you also might have social and work responsibilities. Over the last four years of my undergraduate ...