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Or the student could be a visual learner.

nvader 9y ago
The learning styles theory was recently called a "neuromyth" by thirty researchers in a public letter. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-neuromyth-learning-styles-scientists-neuroscience-education https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-n...
anthonybullard 9y ago
Learning styles are a myth, don't you know? https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/PSPI_9_3.pdf https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/PSPI_9_3.... And there are many more such studies available with a simple search.
dagenleg 9y ago
But there's a reason scientific books aren't very rich in illustrations.
- thisrod 9y ago
  What, because all the good ones were written before scientists could afford books with pictures? :-p Check this out: https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Complex-Functions-Introduction-Portraits/dp/3034801793/ https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Complex-Functions-Introduction...
- geebee 9y ago
  I'm coming in a little late here, but I really did mean it was just an indicator. Visualizations are still important. In fact, a moving graphic might mean that the kid on the kindle is, in fact, using a visual aid to conceptualize how back propagation works with neural networks. I also don't want to come off as knocking video games. I had an Atari in the 80s. Super fun. I would have played that thing 8 hours a day if my parents had let me. They put a cap on it, along with a rule that I also spend some time with this odd object involving black letters printed on a series of white pages if I wanted to play the video game. The Atari is long gone (though you could say it's as present as ever, in a greatly enhanced form). But those black letters on white pages are still pretty excellent, and are identical to how they were 30+ years ago.
ferdterguson 9y ago
People are dogging on you for suggesting learning styles. Learning style aside, seeing something with your eyes helps you see it with your mind. I think very few people would find it easier to understand a paragraph or a few than a good illustration or demonstration.

The learning styles theory was recently called a "neuromyth" by thirty researchers in a public letter. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-neuromyth-learning-styles-scientists-neuroscience-education https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-n...

anthonybullard 9y ago

Learning styles are a myth, don't you know? https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/PSPI_9_3.pdf https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/PSPI_9_3.... And there are many more such studies available with a simple search.

dagenleg 9y ago

But there's a reason scientific books aren't very rich in illustrations.

thisrod 9y ago
What, because all the good ones were written before scientists could afford books with pictures? :-p Check this out: https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Complex-Functions-Introduction-Portraits/dp/3034801793/ https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Complex-Functions-Introduction...
geebee 9y ago
I'm coming in a little late here, but I really did mean it was just an indicator. Visualizations are still important. In fact, a moving graphic might mean that the kid on the kindle is, in fact, using a visual aid to conceptualize how back propagation works with neural networks. I also don't want to come off as knocking video games. I had an Atari in the 80s. Super fun. I would have played that thing 8 hours a day if my parents had let me. They put a cap on it, along with a rule that I also spend some time with this odd object involving black letters printed on a series of white pages if I wanted to play the video game. The Atari is long gone (though you could say it's as present as ever, in a greatly enhanced form). But those black letters on white pages are still pretty excellent, and are identical to how they were 30+ years ago.

ferdterguson 9y ago

People are dogging on you for suggesting learning styles. Learning style aside, seeing something with your eyes helps you see it with your mind. I think very few people would find it easier to understand a paragraph or a few than a good illustration or demonstration.