Annenberg Learner. Why Is the Research on Learning Styles Still Being Dismissed by Some Learning Leaders and Practitioners? I have been battling the notion of "designing instruction for learning styles" in my own quixotic fashion for a couple of decades now.
In my attempt to be a good steward of my clients' shareholders' equity I wished to help them avoid faddish instructional design practices that have been disproven by empirical research. I first learned back in the 1980s at NSPI (now ISPI) conferences that while self-reported learning style preferences do exist, that designing instruction to accommodate them has no basis. ACSA Australia. Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. There’s No Homework in Finland. To some people, Finland isn’t a whole lot more than a chilly, northern country boasting a population of around 5 million people.
Whether you’ve been to Finland or not, you probably haven’t had the chance to take an up-close and personal look at one of Finland’s greatest accomplishments to date—its high-achieving education system. Students in Finland have, over the past several years, risen to the top of the academic food-chain, and they’ve become some of the top scholarly performers in the world. Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization. Learning and Curriculum. TIMSS and PIRLS Home. Home. PISA. This years focus is mathematics with an additional test in creative thinking.
The new PISA 2021 mathematics framework was recently launched. Preparations for this test are underway with participants from 36 OECD members and likely 50+ non-members involved. The PISA 2024 innovative domain, Learning in the Digital World, aims to measure students’ ability to engage in self-regulated learning while using digital tools. The tasks measure students’ capacity to monitor their progress, use feedback and stay engaged while they build models and develop solutions with digital tools. Marzano Research Laboratory. What Works Clearinghouse.
Certain Knowledge. ASCD. Schools Online Thesaurus. Pasi Sahlberg.