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No robust evidence to prove learning styles exist

No robust evidence to prove learning styles exist

This week leading academics from the worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology expressed their concerns over the continuing popularity of the theory of ‘learning styles’, saying the approach is ineffective, a waste of resources and potentially damaging to pupils’ learning.

Stuart Kime, Director of Evidence Based Education, CEM’s approved training provider, outlines why schools should abandon trying to teach pupils in a way that is aligned with their preferred learning style. Instead they should focus on evidence-based practice for improving opportunities for pupil learning.

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Reasons to be optimistic about assessment

Reasons to be optimistic about assessment

This blog post is taken from the first part of a presentation Stephen Tierney (@leadinglearner) gave at the Learning First Conference in Sheffield on...

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Summertime and the planning is easy

Summertime and the planning is easy

The summer holidays are finally here and offer a long awaited break after SATs, GCSEs and A-levels. There has been a raft of changes which have hit...

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5 ways schools can evaluate their impact

5 ways schools can evaluate their impact

Each year, the education system spends astonishing amounts of money on implementing educational initiatives which often yield only negligible impact...

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