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The 10,000 Hour Rule is a Gross Oversimplification!
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Myth:
To become a preeminent expert, it takes 10,000 hours of practice.
Description:
Ever since Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, which has sold north of 2 million copies, the "10,000 Hour Rule" has become very well known in the learning…
The Debunker Club is Making a Difference!
Debunker Club NewsThe Debunker Club just held the "June is Debunk Learning Styles Month," enlisting its members and the larger community of learning professionals to debunk the myth that learning styles are valuable in designing learning. Here's…
June is Debunk Learning Styles — Blog Posts and More…
Debunker Club NewsOne never knows what might happen when he/she declares something to the world and asks for volunteers. In May, The Debunker Club raised the flag and declared June 2015 to be DEBUNK LEARNING STYLES MONTH. With only a few days left in our first…
Discovery Learning is Not Generally Effective
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Discovery learning (also known as problem-based learning, inquiry learning, experiential learning and constructivist learning) hypothesizes that people learn best in an unguided or minimally-guided environment. That is, they learn best,…
How to Present Learning Objectives to Learners
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There are many: Learning objectives presented to learners must (a) follow Mager's recommendation to include three separate parts (e.g., performance, conditions, criteria), (b) can use words that are not salient in the learning material,…