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Individual Differences in Student Learning Zach Hambrick
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT LEARNING ZACH HAMBRICK
How People Learn Forum, April 27, 2012
Cognitive Ability What constructs
underlie variation in cognitive ability?
Cognitive Ability Can we increase
cognitive ability by training these constructs?
Cognitive Ability Meaningful individual
differences—even in college classroom
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Ability
More to the Story…
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80%
Cognitive Abil-ity
SAT for Overall GPA…r = .452 x 100 = 20%
Learning Styles The view that people
learn information in different ways, e.g., verbally vs. visually
Evaluation of the Evidence
Evaluation of the Evidence Existence of
preferences: People do express different preferences
Evaluation of the Evidence Meshing hypothesis:
Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh”
Evaluation of the Evidence Meshing hypothesis:
Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh”
Visual Format Auditory Format0
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(1)Divide subjects into learning-style groups
(2)Randomly assign subjects to learning-style methods
(3)Give all subjects same achievement tests
(4)Observe a “cross-over” interaction…
Evaluation of the Evidence Meshing hypothesis:
Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh”
Evaluation of the Evidence Evidence-based
education…