[–] cattarhero 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Can you really call an inability to learn a different "learning style"?
[–] BrooklynZOGHQ 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I actually do believe people have learning preferences, I certainly do anyway. Applying it cross culturally is where things get fucked up I believe since some races literally are not as evolved as others in the mental department so while it looks to be correlated, it doesn't imply causation in my mind since it's something more fundamental at play. The article was thin on specifically why it wasn't the case as well leaving it down to "people being too dumb to understand the neuroscience anyway", essentially.
[–] eagleshigh ago
The article was thin on specifically why it wasn't the case as well leaving it down to "people being too dumb to understand the neuroscience anyway", essentially.
It's true. People get their information from articles that don't know what they're talking about. Average people don't just read science studies to know how to interpret them.
[–] BrooklynZOGHQ ago
absolutely, if the author going to discuss it specifically, some examples to illustrate are needed though since I do believe a balance is possible. Instead we have MSM sources taking advantage of the distortion in knowledge to spin a particular narrative or perspective off of. Burden of proof is on the author claiming the point and blanket statements while somewhat true, don't fully illuminate the situation.
[–] eagleshigh 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Funny, I'm actually reading this Linda Gottfredson article right now, and she says the opposite. She says the educational and military psychologists found that those of below average intelligence learn better step by step, hands on, concrete instruction with a lot of practice. Meanwhile, more intelligent people learn better when allowed to structure their own learning.
IQ tests are designed to measure an individual’s maximum cognitive ability but in everyday life we rarely perform at our best. Too often we arrive at work sleep-deprived, stressed, distracted, hungry, sick, addled by medicine or hung-over – all of which reduce cognitive acuity. This is compounded by the fact that many employers fail to recognise that mental performance varies over a day or week. Organisations squander their members’ cognitive assets when they pace tasks poorly or flout normal sleep cycles, such as when schools start too early for the typical student, or when shift-workers have to put up with constantly changing schedules.
What’s more, to fully realise their abilities, individuals of different intelligence levels often require different kinds of support. Educational and military psychologists have shown that people of below-average intelligence learn best when given concrete, step-by-step, hands-on instruction and lots of practice, whereas individuals of aboveaverage intelligence learn best when allowed to structure their own learning. One-size-fits-all instruction stunts the learning of both types of individuals. Schools can get far more out of pupils by educating them to their personal potential and employers can boost the achievements of their staff with well-targeted assistance such as mentoring, supervision and training.
Brainpower also needs protecting and nurturing. Chronic illness, alcohol abuse and head injuries cause cumulative cognitive damage, accelerating the effects of ageing and increasing the risk of dementia. With vaccinations and care, most such assaults are preventable. We can also reduce exposure to human-made hazards that damage the brain, such as pesticides, lead, radiation and exposure to drugs in the womb. The best way to get the most from our native intelligence right into old age is to maintain good health of both body and mind. Healthy body, healthy mind is a cliché because it’s true.
https://www.newscientist.com/data/doc/article/dn19554/instant_expert_13_-_intelligence.pdf
[–] siggersnuck 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's not too farfetched. Of course, they don't mean that niglets need to have learning and human behavior simulation beaten into them, which is in fact the case.