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What Developmental Educators Should Know About Learning Styles and Cognitive Styles.
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Lemire, David – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2002
Considers three serious problems associated with learning styles: confusion in definitions, weaknesses in reliability and validity, and the identification of relevant characteristics in instructional settings, or aptitude-treatment interactions. Discusses four basic groups of learning styles that developmental educators should be aware of.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Math Problem Solving and Mental Discipline--The Myth of Transferability.
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Lemire, David – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2002
Discusses the issue of math problem solving and the concomitant concept of mental discipline/transfer of learning. Considers if there is any evidence to support the mental discipline theory. Discusses implications of the lack of mental discipline for the curriculum. Comments that "God gave humans two halves of the brain that are supposed to work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Mathematics