Educator of the Year nominee Kristy Ehrgott brings 30 years of experience, hands-on lessons and heartfelt connections to her Porters Chapel kindergarten classroom.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the type of learner who needs to see information laid out visually to understand how it fits together. It’s how I best retain information. I guess I’m just one ...

Why teachers love a concept research has yet to embrace. The concept of learning styles is an interesting educational phenomenon. That differences between students influence how they learn is ...

Daniel D. Pratt presents five perspectives on teaching gathered from several years of research across five different countries. These perspectives are presented in both theoretical and practical forms ...

In recent years, numerous studies have found no concrete evidence to support the notion that matching classroom teaching methods to a student's so-called "learning style" significantly improves ...

Each individual learns differently. What works for one person may not work for another. As any good educator knows, teaching one piece of content in different ways can have an instrumental impact on ...

Personalised learning is an educational approach aiming to customise learning for students. Picture a classroom that approaches students according to their needs, skills and interest strengthening ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The notion of "learning styles"-- that ...