Thu, Jan 26, 2023 6:27 AM in Learning Styles
Annette - FYI, you are asking the wrong question. (A) there are dozens of catagories of learning styles. VAK is one way to break them down, but is not even the most common. (B) learning styles are bunk. When the UK looked to make learning styles part of law, they actually did some research and generated a couple (nearly 1000 page) reviews of the evidence. https...
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022 3:45 PM in Recycling
I think this approach potentially teaches more misconceptions than it helps. The amount of waste generated in the USA per person can be calculated directly (the edge of fat from a piece of beef you literally throw in the garbage) vs. indirectly (the pollution to grow the hay and grain that was fed to the cow, the manure that comes out of the cow, the guts and blood and other parts when the ...
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022 7:52 AM in Science and Math Integration
O.K. about 5th try here. I tried uploading a picture to show what I meant, but got the spinning wheel of death and lost my text each time so no fancy pic.
What you are describing sounds a lot like statistical testing "differ substantially." This is both a really important idea in science (that we do a horrible job with) and something that is very hard for me to teach to m...
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