JoinResearch and Teaching: The Cognitive Profile Model of Learning Styles: Differences in Student Achievement in General Chemistry—Considering the Ways Our Students Learn and Teaching to Their Strengths
At Clemson University, a study was conducted to establish relevance and significance of a new model to describe individual differences in learning patterns among students. Results showed significant differences between populations defined by the model. Prevailing wisdom is that we teach as we were taught, or if we've given it any pedagogical consideration, we teach as we learn. But we must do better than that. We must consider the ways students need to learn and teach to their strengths.